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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Spire-steple,) Speer-steple, n. [e.m.E. spire steple (1559).] A church spire. — 1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 94.
The famous speer steple set up upon the wester pinacle, made up of carved oake, and a curious bell put there
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