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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1688-1689
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Repalation, n. [? Nonce-formation from Eng. palate.] ? The action of bringing up into the mouth again. — a1689 Cleland 57.
Whither it be … from some spitful exhalations, From surfet excesse or repalations, … Scotland's troubled with a Test
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"Repalation n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/repalation>
