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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1651
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(Fute-,) Footspur, n. A strut or stay. —1651 Cramond Alves Ch. 24.
Hewing ane piece of a trie to the fyre, and fitting the rest of it for a footspur to his boat
