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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Reveil matin,) Reweill matin, n. (OF resveille-matin (15th c. in Godef.), F. réveille-matin (17th c. in Larousse) an alarm clock, the alarm mechanism of a clock.) — I can not b[u]y ane reweill matin [in Paris] wnder fowirtie crowns of seluer. 1610 Hist. Carnegies 342.
The king's knokmaker hes promesit to latt ws sie ane knok vith ane reweill matin
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