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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Killing-time, n. The name given to part of the year 1685 during which many Covenanters were put to death. —1687 A. Shields Hind let loose (1687) 200.
In the beginning of this killing-time, as the country calls it, the first author and authorizer of all these mischiefs, Charles II, was removed by death
