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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mishandil, v. [e.m.E. myshandell (1530), myssehandle, -el, mishandle.] tr. To maltreat, mishandle. —1584 Grant Chart. 159.
To schaw ȝow quhow I and my friends and kynnismen ar mishandlit be our nybouris
