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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1655
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(Pik-,) Pick-louse, n. [Pik v.2 4 and Lous n.] ? Put for, or ? erron. for, Priklous n. (derisive name for a tailor). — ? 1655 Fugitive Poetry II. xxviii. 4/112.
And both houses Overaw'd overtrode by base pick-louses
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