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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1641-1659
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Scrowing, vbl. n. [Scrow v.] The action of the verb. — 1641 Edinb. Surgeons p. 151.
Payit to Mr. Robert Trotter for scrowing the confirmation of the seall of caus 1659 Linlithgow Acc. Bk. in Analecta Scotica I 204.
To John Allexander for casting scrowing on the tables
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