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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DEPTHEN, v. To deepen. Found rarely in 16th–18th cent. Eng.Bnff. 1758 in W. Cramond Ann. Bnff. (S.C. 1891) I. 307:
For “depthening and inlargeing the place called the Boathyth.”