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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1606
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Fade, n. [Of obscure origin.] ‘A leader, guide; applied to the chief or director in games, sports, etc.’ (Jam. Suppl.). — 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xvi. 25.
As in a sea-fairing flot, the formest [ship] by saile doth fuir before with lantern and flag, as fade whom the rest should follow
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