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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rettinge, n. [Gk. rhētínē (L. resina) resin.] Only in the phr. bawme of rettinge = balm of Gilead. —a1400 Leg. S. iii 798.
And it enbawmyt … With aloe, myre and cense, And bawme of rettinge and defens
