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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Vulcan(e, Vulcanus, n. [e.m.E. Vulcan (1579), L. Vulcānus.] Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metal-working. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 163/67.
Martis blak smyth Vulcanus 1513 Doug. viii vii 122.
Quhilk forgeis bene Vulcanus duelling call, And eftir Vulcane that cuntre nemyt all Urquhart Rabelais (1900) iii xii 66.
Should I be Vulcan … Nay I am neither a cripple, coiner of false-money nor smith as he was
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