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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1652
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(Pikka-,) Pickadilloon, n. (Cf. Pik(k)adail(l,n. b and the humorous use of piccadill in 17th c. Eng. when ‘applied to a halter, etc.’ (OED.).) — 1652 Scotland and the Commonwealth 356.
Indeed it was more proper for him to do penance in a pickadilloon, a pillory
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