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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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His(s, Hys(s, n. [e.m.E. hysse (1598), from Hiss,v.] A hiss. —1513 Doug. v. v. 63.
The edder … Strekand hyr nek with hyssis [Sm. hissis] lowd Ib. xii. xiii. 175.
[The owl] soundis so with mony hys [R. hiss] and how
