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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1568
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Propens(e)nes, n. [f. Propens(e,adj. Cf. e.m.E. (1624), also e.m.E. propension (c 1530).] Inclination, proneness. —1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 13.
Greit appetit and propensnes to sleip
