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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ludibrium, n. [L.] = Ludibry n. b, c. —1679 Lauder (see Ludibry). 1685 Lauder Observes 194.
Argile … had been all his life the ludibrium and tennis ball of fortune