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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1709
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†DISPURSE, v. To disburse.Sc. 1709 in Analecta Scot. (ed. Maidment 1837) II. 241:
As for what money I have got, it is dispursed by your childrin.
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