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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1680
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Meut, v. (Cf. Mewt v. (to mew) and e.m.E. mute v. to murmur, express discontent.) — c1680 McWard Serm. 206.
To … mumble us into a muteness that we should not meut nor whimper at the sight of this prodigious monster
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