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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1507
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Roll, n.2 [Late ME rolle (c1450), obs. e.m.E. roule (c1550) a disc, OF roele, roiele, rouelle (c1170, 1256 and c1398 in Larousse) a small wheel, dimin. of roue Row n.1] A small wheel. — 1507 Treasurer's Accounts IV 33.
For … scarlet to the prince hurle stule; … Item, for paynting of the rollis of it
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