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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1661
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Slurring, vbl. n. (? Cf. 17th c. Eng. Slur v. to smear (1602); disparage; pass over without proper consideration (1660).) — 1661 Aberd. Council Lett. IV 107.
As for Mr. Androw Cant I learne of no slurring in anie particular
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