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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1646
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Incruch, v. [Var. of *Incro(t)ch(e appar. with change of vowel as in Bruche n. (brooch), Luge (lodge), etc.] intr. To encroach. —1646 S. Leith Rec. S. 76.
To incruch upo[n] the right of patronag