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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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Tweedle, v. [17th c. Eng. tweedle (1684).] tr. ? To sing (songs); ? entice, win over by song. — 1681 Answer Character Popish Successor 8.
Religion was the burden of the holy ballad singers, when the Scots came tweedling it over with the praise of God in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands
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