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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1671-1700+
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Hand-wail'd, -weal'd, ppl. a. [Wale v. Common in later dial.] Hand-picked. — 1671 True Nonconf. 293.
Communicating with hand-weal'd companions1727 Walker Some Remarkable Passages of the Life and Death of these three Famous Worthies ... Mr John Semple, Mr John Welwood, Mr Richard Cameron 58 (J).
To … bring to condign punishment our hand-wail'd murderers
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