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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1516
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Ground-rape, n. [Ground n. 3 b.] A ground-rope, a rope for keeping the lower edge of a trawl or net on the ground. — 1516 Exchequer Rolls XIV. 149.
Pro retibus, cordis et groundrapis [v.rr. groundraipis, grundrapys], schetis, sale, le coblis et lignis berilium
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