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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Misluk,) Misluck, v. [e.m.E. (once, 1647).] intr. To meet with misfortune, to miscarry. —c1610 Melville Mem. 257.
Never ane [enterprise] that he maid … misluckit wher he was present him self
