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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1499-1599
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Cheris(s)ing, -isching, vbl. n. [ME. cherising (a 1300).] Cherishing. — 1375 Barb. xv. 525.
With cherising [E. cherysing] thusgat maid he His men wicht a1500 Henr. Fab. 2595.
And [= if] thay haif withgang, welth, and cherising c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 24.
Deserving … thank, rewarde, and cherissing 15.. Clariodus i. 1100.
He thaim resavit with great cherisching
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