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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Sclice,) Sklisse, v. [Late ME and e.m.E. sklyce (1420), OF esclicer, esclisser.] tr. To sklisse away, to cut away, piece by piece, until nothing is left. —1629 Boyd Last B. (1629) 378.
By yeares, dayes, and hours, our life is continuallie cut and sklissed away
