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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1542, 1649-1668
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Hacking, Hacken, vbl. n. used attrib. with hammer, knife, stock. — 1542 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 573.
Tway flesche hacken stokis 1649 Edinburgh Testaments LXIV. 141 b.
Twa hacking knyves and ane hacking stock 1668 Ib. LXXIII. 225 b.
Ane hacking hammer
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