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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1604
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(Skenȝe,) Skine, v. [Skenȝe n. Cf. mod. Eng. skain (1775), skein (1864).] To make into skeins. — 1604 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 316.
Thai sall … sustene sic servandis as can fyne the woll, caime, caird, skine, thik and weyve the samen
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