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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1639
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(Engin-,) Engynour, -gyner, n. [ME. engynour (c 1325), e.m.E. engyner (1575).] An engineer. — 1375 Barb. xvii. 434.
Ane engynour thair haf thai tane 1375 Ib. 682.
The engynour than deliuerly Gert bend the gyne 1639 Baillie I. 186.
He may be … delighted with the sight of the skill of the great engyner, whose hand hes framed the first great wheell
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