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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Par-,) Percure, adv. [Cf. Parquer(e adv.] a. Unforgettably. Cf. Parquer(e 1 a. b. Short of money. = Parquer(e 2. — 1456 Hay II. 42/14.
The squyre suld … knaw thame all and hald thame prentit in his hert percure 1685 Sutherland Bk. II. 191.
Indeed I am straitned for the want of it [money due] and yow may think that being necessitat to be abroad will requyre money; … Yow have made us live percure this wheyll
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