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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1746
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MARTEL'D, ppl.adj. Flecked or spotted. Prob. misprint for mar(r)el'd, see Marl, v.Sc. 1746 Caled. Mercury (8 July):
On Saturday the 5th of July instant, there wandered from George Ramsay's Stabler in the Canongate, a Dog, martel'd with white and brown Spots.
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