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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1581-1689
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Mettalled, -al'd, Meteld, a. [e.m.E. metalled (1575), metaled, metled (1598), metteld (1615).] a. (Mines) of metal. b. With prefixed word: Having a temperament of the specified kind. (Of a horse) well mettald, of good ‘mettle’, spirited. (Cf. Met(t)al(l n. 4 a). —a. 1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 258/9.
In earth the sau'rie floures, the mettal'd mindsb. 1659 Hist. Fragm. 34.
She was a sensible mettled wooman 1689 Leven & Melv. P. 335.
He truly is … a very discreet meteld man a1688 Wallace Descr. Orkney 16.
Their horses are but little, yet strong and well mettald
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"Mettalled adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mettalled>
