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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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Kinless, n. [Also mod. Eng. (1720– ).] Without (noble) kindred. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 509.
The kinless and base-born crosses of worldings for evil-doing must be heavy and grievous