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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Husling, -yng, Hussilling, vbl. n. [Cf. MDu. hutselen to shake violently, whence also later Eng. hustle (1684).] ? Violent shaking, clattering. — 1513 Doug. xii. xii. 7.
[Æneas] hoppit vp for joy … ; The huslyng [1553, hussilling] in his armour dyd rebund, And kest a terribill … sound
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