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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1611
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Wrangled, ppl. adj. [Cf. e.m.E. wrangled (a1560) wreathed, twisted.] Twisted, distorted. —1611 Fugitive Poetry II ii 7/4.
No prisone can thy libertie restraine To speake the right … Pure, plain, not mingled, maimed or impairde No wrangled titles can thy honour staine
