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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kard(e, n. 3[Perh. a misunderstanding of Kard n. 2 in the meaning ‘vagrant tinker’ and hence ‘vagrant, generally’.] Appar., a (? vagrant) entertainer. —1596 Dalr. I. 235/25.
Kardes and bardis, gemsteris, glouttounis [L. Mimos, bardos, histriones, parasitos], … that in nathing delyted bot in ydilnes, be … banised
