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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1572
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Gapingly, adv. [e.m.E. (1574–80).] Eagerly. —1572 Buch. Detect. G ij.
Sche that quhilere gapingly sought for euery small breath of suspicioun against her husband