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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Spowing(e, n. (? Var. of Spong(e n.) —1506 Treas. Acc. III 197.
For glasses, powder violet, yvorkames, penhornis, inkhornis, spowingis, nedilles, [etc.] 1508 Treas. Acc. IV 32.
Item, for iiijc hukis xiij s. iiij d., four spowingis iiij s. viij d., … vj baggis powder violet iiij s.
