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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1661
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Matted, ppl. a. [e.m.E. (1607).] ? Plaited or compressed into the semblance of a mat; or ? wrapped or packed in matting. —1661 Edinburgh Testaments LXX. 112 b.
Fyve rollis of matted tobacco … at thrie pens tua bodells the pund wecht