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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kilis pece, n. [? Cf. Keil(l attrib.] Some sort of early artillery. —1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 195.
Artailȝarie … ane falcown, kilis pece, hollis pece and thre serpentinis