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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1593
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Beif-pot, Bef-pot, n. [Late ME. beefe potte (1480).] A pot for beef. 1567 Bamff Chart. 71.
Ane greit beif pot 1584 Edinburgh Testaments XIII. 191 b.
Ane beif pot, ane kaill pot 1585 Protocol Book of W. Cumming 75.
Ane bef pot, ane skink pot 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV. 288.
Beif pot, kaill pot
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