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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sindledort, n. [Of obscure origin, perhaps from ME sindal var. of sendal (Sandal(e n.), combined with the name of a town (? Dortmund).] Appar., a fine cloth of German manufacture. —1597 Bk. Rates in Halyb. cxiv.
Sindledort alias trelye of Almanyȝe, the stik [£30]