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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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(Slepischnes,) Sleepischnes, n. [Cf. e.m.E. slepysshe (1530); Slep(e n.] fig. Sluggishness. —1637 Johnston Diary I 257.
The Lord … quho knoueth … the sleepischnes of my conscience