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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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(Rase,) Rais, n.2 [OF ras, raz, Breton raz a strong current, f. as Ras(en.1] = Ras(e n.1 6. The quot. refers to the navigable but dangerous channel at what is now called the pointe de Raz in Brittany. — 1375 Barb. iii 687.
That is ane ile … Quhar als gret stremys ar rynnand And als peralous … As is the rais off Bretangȝe Or strait off Marrok
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