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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pimple, n. [e.m.E. pymple (1523), pimpel (1578), -le (1582), of unknown ulterior origin.] A pimple. —1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 16.
The takinis of quhilk trecherie, certane blak pimples, … brak out ouer his haill body
