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Quotation dates: 1685
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(Litillwoman,) Litlewoeman, n. [Cf. Litillman.] A junior woman-servant on a farm, a half-grown farm-girl. — 1685 Brechin Testaments VII. 127.
To Margaret Tailȝour hyre woeman for ane years fee x lib.; Item, to Agnes Massie, litle woeman, viii lib.; Item, to David Grant, hird, vj lib.
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