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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Infall, v. tr. To make inroads or encroach upon. fig. —1659 Inverness Rec. in R. Chambers Domestic Ann. Scotl. II. 254.
That your supplicants are. .damnified. .in the enjoyment of their trade [sc. as tailors] the same being infalled upon and taken away by many outlandish men
