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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1650
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(Wise folk,) Wyse folk, n. [Wis(e adj. and Folk n.] People skilled in the art of witchcraft. —1650 Brechin Presb. 38 (see Wise Woman n. b).
Wyse folk