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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Nosewise,) Nosvyse, a. (e.m.E. nose-wise (1566) ‘keen-scented’, perceptive, freq. used ironically: cf. Nesewise.) —1630 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 255.
I think you to nosvyse that has smellid your fathers avarice and falsety so far aff
