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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mawe, n. [e.m.E. mall (1548), maw(e (1575), of obscure origin.] The name of a card-game, appar. very popular in 16–17th c. England. —1602 Hist. Carnegies 72.
The King remaynes … playenge at mawe against Mr Lepton and me
