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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Spinnage,) Spynnage, n.3 [?] Appar. some kind of ailment. Cf. EDD spinnage. — c1500 Rowll Cursing 52 (M).
The chowkkis the spynnage in the hals [B. The pokkis the spaving in the hals] The painfull gravell and the gute
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