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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1780
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¶SURPLANT, v. Corruption of Eng. supplant, to oust, outdo, with substitution of pref. sur-.Ayr. 1780 J. Howie Alarm unto a Secure Generation 43:
It is accounted a piece of good management for one to cozen or surplant his neighbour.
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