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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Muk(k)it, ppl. a. Also: mwk(k)at, muckit(t, -et, moukkit. [e.m.E. mucked (1688).] Dunged, manured (land).(1) 1510 Alloway Baron Ct. 23 Oct.
The wrangus … lawboring of half ane akir of mukit land 1527 Prot. Bk. J. Foular II. 246. 1534 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. III.
The nocht haldyng of his mwkat land of Randell in gudeyng 1536 Ib. MS. I. 42 b.
The vrangus deferreyng of cawelleyng of thair mwkkat landis 1549 Reg. Great S. 72/2. 1567 Crail B. Ct. 25 Nov.
[The witness] rememberis vill ane of the saidis ackaris to be of mukit land ane vthir ackar of feild land but rememberis na boundin thairof 1577–8 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 145.
[One half acre of] moukkit land 1598 Reg. Great S. 311.
Cum lie boig et medow mett for muckitt land, in toto 12 acras 1661 Dunkeld Presb. I. 295.
5 acres of his best mucket land a1699 Skene Agric. MS.
All grounds that ar laboured ar either craft land, that is infield or muckit land, or outfield land(2) 1552 Prot. Bk. Sir A. Gaw 24.
viij bollis of muckit land … and sex bollis of ebraik atis 1579 Edinb. Test. VII. 160 b.
Of mukitland aittis … pryce of the boll with the fodder xl s. … of feildland aittis … price of the boll with the fodder iiij merkis 1594 Ib. XXVI. 331 b. 1610 Reg. Great S. 109. 1621 Acts IV. 660/1.
Tuentie tua bollis victuell halff beir halff mukkit land aittis 1627 Rep. Parishes 87. 1634 Brechin Test. V. 147 b. 1644 Edinb. Test. LXI. 2.
Sex mukitland ait stakes 1653 Ib. LXVIa. 71 b.