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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1611
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Tell-truth, adj. [Cf. e.m.E. tel truthe (1558), one who or that which tells the truth.] That tells the truth. — 1611 Fugitive Poetry II ii 7/4.
Thy tell-truth fervent freedome
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"Tell-truth adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tell_truth>
