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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1655
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Neb-such, a. ? Erroneous, ? read neb-suck, sucking through the snout or nose. —? 1655 Fugitive Poetry II. xxviii. 3/55.
Neb-such fiscalls, swellne with wealth By sucking out the bodies health