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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Sancta Marie. (L. Sancta Maria = St. Mary, as an expletive.) —1576 Crim. Trials I ii 52.
‘Sancta Marie,’ said he, ‘Bessie quhy makis thow sa grit dule [etc.]?’
