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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1681
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(Schifting,) Shifting, ppl. adj. [S(c)hift v.] Evasive; intended to deceive. — 1681 Lauder Observes 44.
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