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1. The act by which thanks are given; thanks .
2. * 1484 , [William Caxton] , _[Aesop's Fables]_ , Book 3, “The Lyon & the pastour or herdman,” <sup> see http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07095.0001.001 </sup>
3. *: And therfore this is notary and trewe that al maner of folke ought to rendre and gyue THANKYNGES grace and mercye to theyre good doers
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5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1928 | author=w:Hugh Walpole | title=Wintersmoon | url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0601881.txt | chapter=7
|passage=Bridesmaids and their dresses, THANKINGS for wedding presents, best
man, going-away clothes [...] I’ve been engaged in such things for weeks.}}