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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1647-1648
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Jolly-tryp(s, n. [Appar. jolly Joly a.; Trip n. and v. See also Gillatrype(s).] The name of a dance. — ?a1648 Polemo-Middinia 32.
Qui jolly tryppas [v.r. tryppans] ante alios dansare solebat
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