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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1500
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Symbilyne, n. [Prob. a var. of Cymbalyne n. a cymbal; but cf. also med. L. (clavi) cymbalum harpsichord (c1430 in Latham), virginals (1622 in Latham), mod. Eng. cymbals a Hungarian form of dulcimer.] ? A cymbal; ? a stringed instrument of the harpsichord type. — c1500 Makculloch MS 24/15.
Quhar ierubyne syngis suet osanna With organe, tympane, harp, & simbilyne
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