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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Suffle, v. [17th c. Eng. suffle (once, 1622), OF suf(f)ler, souffler (12th c. in Larousse), L. sufflāre.] tr. Of the wind: To blow on (up). —1632 Lithgow Trav. ix 380.
Coasting Sicilie a tripled view I tooke of Ætna … A miracle of mettall; for its kind is nurs'd by raine and suffled vp with wind
