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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1613
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Cottis-man, n. [Cot n.2] A cot-man; a cottar. — 1613 Misc. Spald. C. V. 217.
It is decernit that all cottis and croftis men and girs men … sall pey … xij d.
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