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Quotation dates: 1794, 1880
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†FATIGUE, n. Sc. usage: wear and tear, hard usage.w.Lth. 1794 J. Trotter Agric. w.Lth. 31:
It [Scotch fir] is likewise an excellent cover when sawn for carts, and bears more fatigue in this way than foreign fir.Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.:
That cloth will stand fatigue.
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