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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stent, ppl. adj. [Stent v.1] a. For the purpose of stretching (cloth). b. Of fishing nets: Extended, stretched (between both banks of a river). Also in the later dial. —a. 1613 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 97.
To … sett up stent treyis for stenting of clayth in the Trinity College Kirkyard —b. 1684 Lauder Notices Affairs II 529.
2 other points then found irregular in them viz. ther fisching with stent nets
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