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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1504, 1560-1603
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Bottell, n.1 Also: bottyl, -all. [e.m.E. and ME. bottell, ME. botyll, botell(e, OF. botel.] A bottle. 1498 Halyb. 158.
For the coffyr with the bottyllis 1504 Treasurer's Accounts II. 447.
For ane hors … to turs the Quenis bottellis fra Linlithqw to Strivelin 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 305/17.
[He] drank his plesure, and sine he put the rest In his bottall 1603 Montgomery Mem. 246.
Ane bottell vith ink
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