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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1563
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Massing(e, vbl. n. [e.m.E. massynge, -ing (1542–5), f. e.m.E. masse, ME. massi v.: cf. Messing vbl. n.] The celebrating of mass. — 1563 Ferg. Answer 33 b.
That he did appoynte ouer any churche the merualus craft of massing, the scripture maketh no mention
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