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Edward Ward

Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist.
The 402nd most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1093 quotations (about 0.03% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1093Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word70Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning227Find quotations
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