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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1691
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Poushing, vbl. n. [Formal conflation of e.m.E. pushing and Pous(e)ing vbl. n.] Pushing (a matter) forward, Pouse v. 4 a. — 1691 Analecta Scotica I 392.
I shall doe all I can here for poushing it forward, as you weel enuff know how to manage wher you are
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