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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1684
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Sparse, adj. [L. sparsus p.p. of spargere to scatter. Cf. OF espars (c1160 in Larousse). Also in the later dial.] Of writing: Widely spaced, spread out. — 1684 Edinb. City Archives Letters II (98).
Yoe will find one coppy of that written in a sparse English hand
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