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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1572, 1652
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Prostitute, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. (1563), L. prōstitūt-, p.p. stem of prōstituere to place before, expose publicly, offer for sale. Cf. Prostitute,p.p.] Prostituted; licentious. — 1572 Buch. Detect. G iij.
One ofhir awne traine, one past all shame and of prostitute vnchastitie 1652 Dumfries Kirk S. 11 Oct.
The sinne of fornicatione with … ane base & prostitute whore
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