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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Rusticat(e, ppl. adj. [L. rusticāt-, p.p. stem of rusticārī to live in the country, f. rusticus Rustic adj. Cf. 17th c. Eng. rusticate verb.] Countrified, boorish. — a1500 Henr. Orph. 12.
A ryall renk for to be rusticate [B., Asl. rusticat] Is bot a monster in comparison, Had in despyte and foule derision
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