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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1570
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Pratting, ppl. adj. [Prat(t n.] Deceitful. —1570 Satirical Poems xxii 31.
Quhais strenth and force consistis in pratting word, With serpentis sting, vnder simplicitie
