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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1643
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(Quhoring,) Whooring, Whowring, vbl. n. [e.m.E. whoringe (1535).] Whoring. = Hureing vbl. n. —1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 7.
Thy nights are spent in whowring 1643 Elgin Rec. II 247 (see Quhore n.).