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Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: a1450 LYDGATE Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) 503 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 385 Edmond, my neuew..I the…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1541 COPLAND Guydon’s Quest. Cyrurg. Iivb, The synew suspensory and sensyfe that descendeth to the genytalles.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: c1050 Voc. in Wr.-Wulcker 505/24 Plecta, windonge. [Cf. 471/1 Plectas, {asg}ewind.]

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: a1513 J. IRLAND Meroure of Wyssdome f. 352v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word), Quhen thai are inobedient and resistant to his…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: c1460 Promp. Parv. (Winch.) 517/1 Warpyd, or auylonge.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: c725 Corpus Gloss. 133 Alvearia, hyfi.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1565 COOPER Thesaurus, Agglomero,..to prease or gather thicke to gether, as souldiours doe: to trowpe.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1885 E. ABBOTT Francis Bacon, Acct. Life & Works 401 We ought therefore to inquire about the nature of durable and non-durable bodies…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1799 J. BARLOW in Edinburgh Advertiser 1 Feb. 5/3 The enmity of the old President towards France was now considered as nationalized in…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1961 Times 9 Nov. 3/1 For two-thirds of the second half they [sc. the Italian League football team] put up a masterly Catenaccio…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1303 R. BRUNNE Handl. Synne 4449 {Th}e leste {th}oghte..{Th}at of godenesse hadde any blynke.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: a1387 J. TREVISA tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John’s Cambr.) I. 189 In {th}is province of {th}at lond was {th}e {th}ridde particuler…

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1600 HOLLAND Livy xxxviii. 1003 The tumult still encreased, and the multitude was all up on a hurrey.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1735 in Pope Lit. Corr. (ed. 2) II. p. xxix, The monosyllabic West-Saxon Race.

Today’s word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1614 RALEIGH Hist. World IV. i. {section}1 (1634) 457 These kings were of the nation of Argives who are listed as followeth.