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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1682
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Slaver, n. [ME and e.m.E. slavere (c1325).] Saliva, in pejorative use; slaver. — 1682 Lauder Observes 305.
He had so mangled the Test with his explanatory tongue and teeth, and swa misleardly abused it with his slaver that [etc.]
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