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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1618
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Piking, vbl. n.1 [Pik v.1] The action of coating (something) with pitch. — 1618 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 94.
To … meriners for their panis on the piking of the tunnes
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