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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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(Sefull,) Seafull, n. [Se n.1] An amount such as would fill the sea. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1671) 135.
I think then that I would drink a sea-full of Christ ere ever I would let the cup goe from my head