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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1631
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(Peper-,) Pepper-wirtell, n. (Du. peper-wort, -wortell horse-radish; cf. e.m.E. peperwurt (1562), pepper-wurt (1578), -wort, species of cress.) — 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 22 Nov.
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