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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1686
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(Wheedler,) Wheadler, n. [18th c. Eng. wheedler (1773).] One who wheedles. — 1686 G. Stuart Joco-Ser. Disc. 39.
The Maid of Hatfield and the wheadlers, Care, Curtis and the Elephant Danc't till their very hearts did pant
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