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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1575
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Pomat, n. [Cf. 17th c. Eng. pomate pomace, pulp (1699), later Sc. dial. pomet pomatum or pomade (1773), mod. L. pomatum, f. pōmum apple.] ? Pomade. —1575 Edinburgh Testaments III 317 b.
Ane pig full of pomat
