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Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures.—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unshod was
before the 12th century
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