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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Suffocat, ppl. adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. suffocat (1460), suffocate (1471), f. as Suffocat,v.] Choked, prevented from breathing, as by suffocation. — c1590 J. Stewart 34/149.
Sich mycht scho not, so suffocat vith smart

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