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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1687
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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
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