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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Lame-,) Leamnesse, n. [e.m.E. lamenesse (1530).] Lameness; fig. imperfectness, defectiveness. — 1662 Lamont Diary 148.
Congratulating [the bishops on] ther returne [to the parliament] … and shewing the leamnesse of that meiting all that tyme since they were debarred

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