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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Onput(t, v. Also: un-. P.t. and p.p. -put(t. [Put v.] tr. To put into position; to install. — 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 86.
[He] onputt his coblis and corrochis upoun the saidis fischeingis Ib. 117.
Thay … onputtis thair cattell … upoun the saidis complenaris medois 1586 Crim. Trials I. ii. 145.
Gun-pulder wes placeit and unput … vnder the ground and angulare stanis
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