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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1621
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Effering, vbl. n. [f. Effere v.2] Frightening. — 1621 Criminal Trials III. ii. 506.
For ane exemplarye punischment, and efferying of others to commit the lyj insolence
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