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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Schotfre,) Shotfrie, -free, adj. [S(c)hot n.1 and Fre adj.] Safe from being shot at. — a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xl 19.
Last, Reson rais, ay shotfrie vnder sheeld 1685 Sinclair Satan's Inv. World 126.
It is still a common practice among the papists to carry charms about them, to make them shot-free when they go to war
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