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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Fe-master, -maister, n. [Fe n.1] A master herdsman. —1513 Doug. vii. viii. 21.
Tyrrheus … was fee master and gyde Of studdis, flokkis, bowis, and heirdis wide 1513 Ib. xii. xii. 57.