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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Schuting,) Shutting, vbl. n.2 [e.m.E. shutyng (1495), shuttinge (1562); S(c)hut v.] The action of shutting; closure. —16.. Nat. Lib. MS 22.2.11 penult. p.
Quich is the onlie way to purge the blood quich is occasioned by shutting of the gall
