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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1500-1512
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Gor(e, n. [ME. gore, gorre, OE. gor.] Fæces, excrement, slime. — c1420 Wynt. iii. 49.
Both gore [C. gor] and cres ran tyll his hand That wyth hys suerd was hym stykand c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 96.
With gor his tua grym ene ar gladderit all about
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