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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1580-1596, 1676
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Buk-skyn, n. [ME. bukskyn (1433), f. Buk n.] Buck-skin, goat-skin (cf. gate buk skyn). — 1580 Edinburgh Testaments VIII. 165 b.
xiij buk skynnis 1586 Ib. XVI. 365.
lxx buk and gait skynnis, price of the scoir viij li. 1596 Ib. XXIX. 320.
Ane buk skyn 1676 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 671.
Goat and buk skinns
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