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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1653
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Transfretate, v. [L. transfretat-, ppl. stem of transfretāre.] = Transfrete v. — 1653 Urquhart Rabelais ii vi 218.
‘How do you spend your time … ?' the scholar answered ‘We transfretate the Sequan [sc. the Seine] at the dilucul and crepuscul
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