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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1576-1685
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Girnel(l house, n. [Girnell n. b.] A building containing a girnel. 1576 Protocol Book of W. Cumming 179.
The girnell hus and girnell … with dur bandis, lok and key 1624 Misc. Hist. Soc. III. 219.
The forsyd off the mid house … callit the old girnell house 1653 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXIII. 307.
Dauid Maklellane … pretends to haue right to my Lord's girnelhouse 1675 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 456.
They … having … brocken in throw the floor above the girnell house did take away the planks 1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII. 367.
A girnell house off the end of the workhorse stable
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