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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Sweton, n. [Late ME ceton (c1400), seton (1597), OF seton (OED), med. L. seton-, f. L. sēta a bristle; orig., a thread drawn through a fold of skin making an opening for discharges, later applied to the opening itself.] ? An opening or perforation in the skin; ? a discharge issuing from such an opening. — 1683 Edinb. City Archives Letters II (22).
Your tase hes sefrall tymes troubled you as also a sweton in your face which I suppose is the worme