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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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S(c)harp(e)ning, vbl. n. [e.m.E. sharpening (1580).] = S(c)harping vbl. n. 1. —1583 Soc. Ant. VII 553.
For scharpening the madin, … vj s. viij d. 1640 Dundonald Par. Rec. 467.
Let them have for preserwing and sharpning thair ingynes some recreatioun
