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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1531-1539
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Bispik, n. [Variant of by- Boyspikar.] A kind of nail. — 1531 Master of Works Accounts II. 252 b.
jm double bispik 1538–9 Ib. V. 27 b.
lxxx dowble bispik 1538–9 Ib. 31 b.
Gret bispik nalis
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