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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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(Mule,) Mwill, n.3 [ME. (a 1400) and e.m.E. mule, a chilblain on the heel, F. mules pl. chilblains, med. L. mula chilblain. Appar. more common in the form Moul.] In plur.: Chilblains. — a1605 Montg. Flyt. 333 (T).
The messillis, the mwillis, the mallange mak thé mantane
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