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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Milsy, n. [? Reduced f. Milk-syth n.: in the later dial. as milsie, -sey.] A milk-strainer. —1697 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 168.
For a rimin dish 2s., milsy 2s.
