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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hypocras, -crise, n. [e.m.E. hip(p)ocras, hypocrace, -cras (16th c.).] Hippocras. — 1513 Doug. i. xi. 67 (R).
Ane wechty cowp … full of the richt hypocras 1587-99 Hume 159/90.
All kinde of delicious … drinks and lickquors, as … hypocrise, and fined wines
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"Hypocras n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hypocras>