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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNSTENT, ppl.adj. Not made taut, not pulled in tightly. See Stent, v.¹Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 208:
Unstent an' slack, each reef and tack.