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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1543-1627, 1684
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Bome, Boume, n. Also: boam, bomb, bolm. [e.m.E. boom (c 1645), Du. and Flem. boom. Cf. Bolm.] A beam or bar; a boom used to close a river or harbour. Also bome-maister, the keeper of a boom. 1543 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 191.
That the portis be mendytt … with boumis, catbandis, and chenȝes 1562 Ib. 351.
The counsell ordanis the thesaurer … to mak bomis at the west end of the Castelget 1612 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 366.
That the magestrats of … Campheir sall tak sic ordour with their bomemaisters quhairby the said bome be maid patent at all occasiouns … for incumming and outpassing of the schips 1627 Reg. Privy C. 2nd Ser. II. 70.
The mouth of the harbourie suld be cloised with ane bomb or chaine 1684 Stirling B. Rec. II. 324.
Timber, dealles and trees … for making the boams 1684 Ib.
For carieing up … the bolmes and cloges … that broke the yce
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