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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1795
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FRUGAL, adj. Sc. usage: frank, kindly, hospitable (Abd. 1825 Jam.: Sh., Cai., Abd. 1953). [′frugəl, Cai. ′frʌu-]Abd. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XVI. 385:
They use the word frugal in the sense generally applied to the word liberal.
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