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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1589
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(Quikkined,) Quickined, ppl. adj. [f. Quik(k)in v.] Of the foetus in the womb: ‘Quick’, showing life. — 1589 Digest Justiciary Proc. M 5.
Scho … being than with quickined child
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