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upknit1596
chisel1793
to spell out1940
1596 E. SpenserSecond Pt. Faerie Queeneiv.vi. sig. F4v Glauce thus gan wisely all vpknit; Ye gentle Knights [etc.] . View more context for this quotation
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upknit
upknitv.
Brit./ˌʌpˈnɪt/
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U.S./ˌəpˈnɪt/
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1889 H. R. HaggardCleopatraii. iii Does the half-death of sleep..thus upknit the cut thread of human kinship?