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First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Lay to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%20to. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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