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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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Job, v. [Appar. onomatopœic. Cf. mod. (19th c.) East Anglian and south. Eng. dial. jub, to go with the slow, heavy trot of a sluggish horse, which appar. agrees in meaning.] intr. Of a horse : ? To go at an easy pace, to jog or amble. (Cf. also Job-trot(t,n.) — a1568 Bannatyne MS 135 a/32.
A fule bidis job furth [Fortescue byddes go furthe] and hes baith spur & wand
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