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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1594
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Pinson, n. Erroneous for Pen(n)oun or Pinsel(l n.1, perhaps by conflation of these. — 1594 Cal. Sc. P. XI. 313.
[His retreat was no less public, riding with his troops in order, the cornets and] pinsonnes [being borne]
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