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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1815
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¶NESTLE, v. To rummage, poke about in.Kcb. 1815 J. Gerrond Poems 212:
What traveller e'er met sic folk To nestle kists or ripe a poke.
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