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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1685
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Scoonschion, n. ? Perhaps erroneous for Sconce n.2, by confusion with Scuncheo(u)n n. Cf. later Sc. Sconce v.2 ‘a nonce or reduced form of Scuncheon’ (SND). — 1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII 363.
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