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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1596-1609
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Hender, adj.2 [Var. of Hinder adj.2] Hind, rear. — 1596-7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 93.
Jonet Wischert ... keist witchecraft on the said cow, ... cawsit hir papes and hendir quarteris swell so gryt that [etc.] 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i. 71 b.
Gif ane man rydand slayes ane man behinde him, with the hender feit of his horse
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