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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Yp(p)ocentaur, Yppocentawr, n. [ME and e.m.E. ipocentaurus (Trevisa), hippocentaure (1533).] A centaur. —c1420 Wynt. ii 1242.
That the Tessalyis sulde be Yppocentawrys [C. Yppocentauris; W. Ypocentauris] … That is to say … Bath hors and man in a body
