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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1570
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Feat, Feact, n. [e.m.E. feat, feate, var. of fete, fait(e, Fait n.] A feat, exploit. — 1567 Satirical Poems iii. 21.
With craftie feat of weir 1570 Leslie 297.
Triumphes and feactis of armes
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