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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1572
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Untacked, p.p. [17th c. Eng. untacking vbl. n. (1641), untack (1667); Tak v.2 Also in the later dial.] Unstitched (together), unbound; loose. — 1572 Bk. Univ. Kirk I 260.
The saids scrolls are so untacked and mixed together, that if they should come in any hands not used or accustomed with the same … should altogether lose and perish
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