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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Mowp, Moup, v. [In the mod. dial. as mowp, also mop(e, mup, moop. Imitative: ? orig. *mop, with usual -owp for -op(e.] tr. To nibble, pick up with the mouth by nibbling or munching. — 1513 Doug. vii. ii. 22.
For falt of fude constrenyt so thai war … The paryngis of thar bred to mowp [Sm. moup] vp sone
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