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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1584-1585
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Pat, n. [F. patte. Cf. mod. Eng. pat a hand (1797).] A paw. — a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxvi. 65.
The ferce lyoun will not his pat erect Aganis the beist that will the self subiect
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