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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1612
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Onsbrow. Metathesised form of Osnabrück, the north German town famous for its linen manufacture (cf. Ozenbrigs n.). — 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 307.
Fusteans called … Onsbrow or Augusta fusteanes
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