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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1614
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Straying, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. straying (1585); Stray(e v.] Wandering, roaming. —c1614 Mure Dido & Æneas i 777.
We straying Pelerins [sc. the Trojans]