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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1610
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(Iss-,) Yssin, n. [Var. of Isching n.] ? The end of a space of time, the conclusion. — c1610 Melville Mem. 399.
I was sitting at the yssin of our supper with my l. Duc of Lenox
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