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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1438
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Atour, Attour, n. [ME. atour(e, attour, atowr, OF. atour, atourn.] a. Military equipment. b. Training (of a falcon). 1375 Barb. xvii. 717.
The schipmen … pressit with that gret atour Toward the wall ?1438 Alex. i. 1806.
As ane falcoun of hie attour Straik stirlingis
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