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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Unfinit,) Unfynit, p.p. [17th c. Eng. vnfined (1606); Finit ppl. adj.] Unrefined, unpurified. —a1500 Colk. Sow iii 37.
So long as it [sc. metal] lay on the ground It was vnfynit as fruct nevirmoir found
