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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Famy, a. [ME. fomy (Chaucer), OE. fámiᵹ.] Covered with foam; consisting of foam. —1513 Doug. vii. ix. 103.
Skelleis and famy craggis thai assay 1513 Ib. x. iv. 122.
The famy stour of stremys
