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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1590-1621
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Defloring, vbl. n. [f. the vb.] Deflowering. —c1590 Fowler II. 125/13 (the reveshment and defloring of other men's wyffes). 1621 Criminal Trials III. ii. 507 (the … defloiring of Bessie Leslie).
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"Defloring vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/defloring>
