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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1929
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APPIEGEST, n., also used attrib. (See quot.) [′ɑpi-gɛst, -gjɛst (Marw.)]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Appiegest, a simpleton, fool, buffoon, idiot. . . . "He's just an appiegest ting, carryan on like a fuil."
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