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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Parpall-,) Parpelling, n. [f. Parpal(l n. Also in the later south Sc. dial. as perplin (Jam.).] A partition-wall. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 337 (1621).
And vp in haste behinde a parpelling [v. rr. ane parral(l)ing, the perrel(l)ing] Shee clame so hie
