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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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(Lever-,) Levir-, Luffyr-ill, n. [Lever n.1, Liver n.1 and Ill n. 4.] ‘Liver-sickness’, appar. = drunkenness, craving for liquor. — 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 139.
Sum langis for the luffyr [E. liffyr; R. leuir] ill to lyk of a quart
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