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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Misdyet, v. [e.m.E. (1496–1617) mysdyete, misdiet, to diet or feed improperly.] To be misdyeted, to be given or to have the wrong diet and the like, to have a wrong regimen. — c1705 Nimmo Narr. 83.
We were both misdyeted in our rest and other wayes
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