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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1655
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Splene stone, n. [e.m.E. spleene stone (1595); splene n.] A stone believed to cure disorders of the spleen. — 1655 Wemyss Chart. 242.
I leave her all my jewellis and rings, and all that is within my cabinet; to witt … ane serpent stone, which is blew and whyt; … ane greine splene stone, quhich is not sett [etc.]
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