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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1580
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Glammis, n. pl. [Var. of Clammis n.] The iron jaws of a vice. — 1580 Reg. Privy C. III. 320.
In the smiddie, ane irne studie, ane licht hammer, ane littill pair of glammis but the vys
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