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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1687
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Kimmering, n. [f. kymmer s.v. Cummer n.2] Entertaining of women friends. (In the mod. south Sc. dial. spec. as: the feast (of the women) to celebrate a birth.) — 1687 Newton Community Bk. 4 b.
That none. . resett. .any persones who sall be excessive in drinking or wse kimmering wpon the sabbath
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