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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1623
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Fochsterrie leavis, n. pl. [See Foxtrie; in later dial. foxterleaves.] Foxglove leaves. — 1623 Criminal Trials II. 538.
Scho send furth hir sone to gather fochsterrie leaweis
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