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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1622-1626
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Distroying, ppl. a. [e.m.E. destroyenge (1535).] Destructive. — 1622-6 Bisset I. 28/35.
Wyld swyne with uther savaige and distroying bestiall
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