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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1581
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Flexibill, a. [ME. (a 1420), L. flexibilis.] Easily bent. —1513 Doug. vi. ii. 122.
With … flexibill twistis tewch 1513 Ib. xii. viii. 66.
The flexibill renys 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 137 b.
Except frie vill be flexibill to baith the pairtis