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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1570
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Barbary, n. [ME. barberie (a 1300), barbarie, OF. barbarie, L. barbaria.] Barbarous or pagan lands or peoples. Also attrib. — 1513 Doug. xi. xv. 23.
Hys hosyng schane of wark of barbary 1513 Ib. ii. viii. 120.
Durris gilt with gold of barbary wark 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 25.
Crueltie … detestabill to all barbary
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