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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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Strangular, adj. [Nonce, f. Strangil(l v.] In jocular use: That is intended to strangle or throttle. —1638 Adamson Muses Thr. I 5.
Here hings an auncient Mantua bannet There hings a robin and a jannet Upon a cord thats strangular, a buffet-stool sexangular