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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1824, 1880

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ANKLET, n. The ankle.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 20:
Anklet—the ankle.
Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn. 3:
Anklet, the ankle.

[O.Sc. has ankleth, which D.O.S.T. explains, s.v.: "coalesced form of M.E. ankle and lith, limb. Cf. O.N. ökla-liðr, Da[n]. ankel-led."]

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