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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kempy, n. or a. [Also in mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial.] = Kemp n. 1a (champion). —1525 Crim. Trials I. 126.
John Steill, alias Kempy Steill … convicted … and hanged
