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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1641-1660
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Warping, Varpin, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. warping (1598).] a. ? That may be thrown, for throwing, attrib. with Lede n.1 2 c, a plummet. b. One who turns or changes (in opinion), a turncoat. —a. 1641-8 Skipper's Acc. (Smettone) 25b.
For ane varpin leid 1 li. 16 s. —b. 1660 Wodrow Hist. I (1828) 8.
He [sc. Sharp] names five, whom he calls warping brethern, and as friends to the covenant interest
