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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1662
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Lammie, n. [Dimin. of Lam n.] As a term of endearment: cf. Lambie. — 1662 Forbes Cantus (ed. 1666) xlix.
Will said to his Mammie [etc.] . . [She replies:] Soft a while, my lammie, Stay and yet abide
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