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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1615-1616
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(Gate-,) Gait-leif, n. [Gate n.1] Way-leave. — 1615–6 Master of Works Accounts XI. 26 b.
To the quarreris … for thair gait leif, liij s. iiij d.
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