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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1823
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¶JAPPAN, v. An illiterate corruption of trepan, to decoy, ensnare.Sc. 1823 Scots Mag. (April) 447:
O, Sir, will ye come an' try to get him aff, for I'm sure he's been jappanned, for he was ay against sogerin'.
