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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1620
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Whilom, adv. (Var. of Quhilum adv. 2.) — c1620 Boyd Zion's Fl. App. xi/2.
Leeks and garlick … Th' Egyptian hotch potch which God's Israel Preferr'd to man, their whilom—angel's food
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