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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hairturk, n. [Hair n.1] Some kind of strong cloth. — 1659 Hay Diary 134.
I went … to buy a sute of ryding cloaths to my wiffe, and found hairturk at 5 merks the elne
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"Hairturk n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hairturk>
