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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Diluge, n. Also: dyluge, diludge. [ME. diluge (Chaucer), var. of deluge. Cf. Deludge n.] A deluge. — 1513 Doug. xii. iv. 113.
The erth … with diluge or invndatioun schent Id. Comm. i. iii. 92.
[A] spait or dyluge of watyr 1659 Nicoll Diary 250.
Thair dammes … wer destroyed … be these great diludges of watteris
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