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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1664
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Gangrain, n. [e.m.E. gangræne (1597), L. gangræna.] A gangrene. —1664 Bk. Old Edinb. Club V. 115.
I fund … , ane gangrain insewing vpon the tarsses of the joynts