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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1646
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Tuberous, adj. [17th c. Eng. tuberous (1646), F. tubéreux, -euse, L. tūberōsus.] Tuberous, lumpy. — 1646 J. Hope Diary (1958) 173.
Ther best sulphurous metaille is perfect yallow within … and without, tuberous lyke excrescences or great warts
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