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Which word is Shakespeare the first citation for?

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The word "gossip" was first used as a verb in Shakespeare's _The Comedy of Errors_.

The word "lackluster" first appears in Shakespeare's _As You Like It_.

The word "baseless" first appears in Shakespeare's _The Tempest_.

The word "elbow" was first used as a verb in Shakespeare's _King Lear_.

The word "torture" first appears in Shakespeare's _King Henry VI_.

The word "sanctimonious" first appears in Shakespeare's _The Tempest_.

The word "swagger" first appears in Shakespeare's _A Midsummer Night's Dream_.

The word "bandit" first appears in Shakespeare's _King Henry VI_.

The term "skim milk" first appears in Shakespeare's _King Henry IV_.

The word "pander" first appears in Shakespeare's _Hamlet_.

The word "eyeball" first appears in Shakespeare's _A Midsummer Night's Dream_.

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