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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1499, 1563-1597
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Tramp, v.2 Also: trampe. [e.m.E. tremp (once, Caxton), F. tremper.] tr., intr. To soak, steep. Also fig. —tr. 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 35.
With ane lytill scarlote trampit in the decoctioun —fig. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 879 (Arund.).
We ar sa trampit [Harl. trappit] in trespas 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
Witht … hart … full of fellony toung trampit in dissait and speche tending to fals practize —intr. 1597 Lowe Chirurgerie (1634) 209.
Let the end of the pellet or uvula trampe in it
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