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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1650-1651
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May-game, n. [e.m.E. (1549).] = May-play n. — a1651 Calderwood VII. 458.
Manie of the profainner sort … were drawen out upon the sixt of May [1621] to May games in Gilmertoun and Rosseline
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"May-game n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/may_game>
