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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1573-1597
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Hummillit, ppl. a. Also hamblit[f. hummil, -el v., current in later Sc. and north Eng. dial.] Deprived of horns. — 1573 Elgin Rec. I. 135.
Ane blak quhyt hornit cow … with her calf blak hummillit 1574 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 6.
Withhalding … of ane hummillit flekkit kow and ane hummillit quoyak 1597 Edinburgh Testaments XXX. 84 b.
A hamblit blak gymmer
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