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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1635
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Perrillis, n. (? Var. of, or ? f. as, Parleis n. palsy. Also in the mod. south. Sc. dial. of Rxb.) — 1635 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. XXXV. 122.
Nicolas … perceaved her tottering the cop in her hand as if she had the perrillis
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