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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1618
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(Subschiref,) Subsherife, n. [17th c. Amer. Eng. subsherriff (1671), 18th c. Eng. subsherriff (1745); S(c)hiref n.] An assistant or deputy sheriff. — 1618 Annandale Corr. 277.
The subsherife and his baleefes … hes takin away ane din nage
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