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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1658
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(Pluk-,) Pluckbrow, n. [Pluk v. ? 4] ? The twitching, or raising, of an eyebrow, as a sign of astonishment or the like. — 1658 R. Moray Lett. 264 (23 Apr.).
You never gave me so fair occasion for a pluckbrow as in saying you meet with many passages in mine you do not understand well
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