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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bombard, Bombart, n. Also: bombarde, boum-, bumbard; bumbart, -bert. [ME. bombard, bumbard (c 1430), OF. bombarde, med. L. bombarda, bombardum.] A cannon of the earliest type. Also attrib. with nail, quhele, stane.(a) 1436 Exch. R. IV. 681.
[Per induccionem magni bombardi in nave 1450 Ib. V. 382.]
Pro una magna corda … pro magno bumbardo regis 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 328.
In … payment of the quhelis making to the bombardis 1506 Ib. III. 142.
Cartaris that drew thre falconis and the bumbard to Leith Ib.
To the pynouris that tuke furth the bombard 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4578.
The Paip, with bombard [B. bumbard], speir, and scheild, Hes send his armie to the feild 1573 Sat. P. xxxix. 101.
The bumbard stanis derectlie fell sa euin 1581 Mar & Kellie MSS. 35.
Twa bombardis of iryne … with three chalmers of iryne effierant tharto c1590 J. Stewart 14/66.
Lyk … boustius bombards, Quhan thay keinlie crak(b) 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 292.
For lokkis, fyngeris, and boltis to the bombartis that wer in Leith Ib. 294.
For ij bowschis to a bombart quhele Ib. 298.
Giffin for bowing of the bombart nalis 1539–40 Ib. VII. 354.
The stokking of the grete bumbert 1571 Sat. P. xxvi. 103.
Bring in the north with bumbart, bow, & lance