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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1475-1513
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For(e)stam, Foirstam, n. Also: forstame. [ME. forestame (a 1400). f. ME. stam stem (of a vessel), OE. stæfn.] The prow of a ship. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 55.
Frekis on forstame [v.r. foirstam] rewllit weill thar ger 1513 Doug. v. iv. 52.
Pistrys … Hyr forstam by hir mydschip haldis ay 1513 Ib. x. iv. 124.
In hir forestam was the monstre stallyt
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