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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Cowper-,) Couper-boit(t, n. Also: cowpper, kowpar. [f. Cowper,n.] A boat used for the purchase of herring from the fishermen. 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII. 7 b.
Ane couper boitt with hir haill sailling geir 1595 Ib. XXVIII. 350 b.
The couper boit with hir geir 1600 Conv. Burghs II. 91.
Ilk kowpar boit of hering [to pay] anis in the ȝeir iij s. iiij d. 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 467.
Ilke cowpper boate of hering anes in the yeere three shillings foure penneis 1641 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 435.
That … ilk slayer boate haue tua straikes above, and ilk couper ane or mair