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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1633-1649
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(Tratour,) Traito(u)r, v. [17th c. Eng. traytor (1656); Tratour n.] tr. To betray. — 1633 Lithgow Poet. Remains 84.
Lyke instances, I many could afford, But tyme, it traitours Mee a1649 Drummond Wks. (1711) 23/1.
Most woful wretch whom shining hair and eyes Lead to love's dungeon, traitor'd by a sight
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