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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Printer, Pryntour, n. [e.m.E. prynter (1509), printer.] = Prentar n. 2. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii 16.
Pryntouris, payntouris, and potingaris 1568 Bk. Univ. Kirk I 125.
Thomas Bassandine printer in Edinburgh c1616 Hume Orthog. 2.
The printeres and wryteres of this age
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