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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1646
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Sas, n. [e.m.E. sasse (1642), F. sas (16th c. in Larousse), late MDu. sas ‘statio navium et cataracta’ (Kilian).] A river- or canal-lock, a sluice. — 1646 J. Hope Diary (1958) 183.
Wee shifted boattes 3 times that night because of ther slousses or sases … by the which the water is made navigable
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