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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1589-1628
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(Rinder,) Rynder, n. [Rind v.] One whose employment is to render tallow, etc. — 1589 Edinb. B. Rec. V 385.
That thai rynd … na talloun … in gritter quantity nor may serve to thair proper use … under the payne of … banesing of the rynders and meltares [of talloun] 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II 437.
Rynders, barrellers and melters of talloun
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