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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1585, 1684
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Mug, Muuge, attrib. or a. (? : an attrib. use of Mug n. seems possible in either or both examples.) — a1585 Polwart Flyt. 252 (T).
Ane powder … For thy muuge mowthe [H. mug mouth] most meit 1684 Symson Descr. Galloway 137.
There was an inch thick of a scurff like mug mettall, bran-colour'd
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