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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1880

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DISGRADE, v. To degrade.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 7:
Afore I hed pitten on women's claes, an disgraded mesel' bae trampin' i' a tub, I wad seuner hae foucht for me life, an' sel'd hit dear.

[O.Sc. disgreid, id., ? c.1615; Mid.Eng. disgrade; older Fr. desgrader.]

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