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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1594
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Fence-wall, n. [Fens n.] A bulwark. — 1594 Misc. Bann. C. III. 169.
This was the rewaird he gat … quha in his lyfe wes their strang fencewall to defend them
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