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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lot(t)erie, -arie, Lottory, n. [e.m.E. (1567).] A lottery or raffle. —1666 Edinb. B. Rec. X. ; 1669 Ib. 70. 1682 Inverness Rec. II. 305. 1687 Bk. O. Edinb. C. XXVII. 148.