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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: 1698
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Sparrow-bill, n. (17th c. Eng. sparrowbil (1629) a short wedge-shaped headless nail.) — 1698 Donaldson Postscript Husbandry 33.
Sparrowbills, a sort of short nails wanting heads
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