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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1681-1684
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Viol(l) de gambo, n. [e.m.E. viol de gambo (1597), violl de gambo (1599), It. viola da gamba.] A viol held between the legs when played. — 1681 Blackness Customs 29b.
Ane viol de gambo 1684 Brechin Testaments VII 117.
Ane violl de gambo worth x lib.
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