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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1506, 1610
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Kistfull, n. [Kist n. Also in the mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial.] A chestful. — 1506 Treasurer's Accounts III. 196.
For ane kistfull of glasses xiiij li. 1610 Criminal Trials III. 93.
Ȝe brocht ane kist full of meill
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