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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Mint, Mynt, n.3 [ME. and e.m.E. minte, mynte, e.m.E. mint, mynt, OE. minte wk. fem.] Mint, the aromatic herb. — c1500 Makculloch MS xiii. 78.
Hec carcintia, mynt 15.. Lichtoun Dreme 55.
Doun in ane midow besyde ane busk of mynt 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 57/10.
The dry mint that hingis in ane house 1570 Satirical Poems xv. 10.
Thow camomylde, ȝe balme and mint, Ȝour fragrant odouris laif
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