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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scarrell. [e.m.E. scurrill (1567), scurrile (1586), MF scurrile (1495 in Larousse), L. scurrīlis.] Scurrilous. — 1629 Boyd Last B. 99.
They vpbraide the spirit of grace … with base and scarrell jests
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