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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lithed, a. [Lith n.] Stiff-lithed, stiffjointed. —?1665 M. Bruce Six Dreadfull Alarms 17.
What is then the reason that there are so many stiff lithed professors in Scotland