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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1541-1542, 1593
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Mulet-, Mulat-bit, n. [Mulet n.] A bit for a mule. (In the first two instances the context indicates this rather than var. of Mollet-bit n.) — 1541 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 36.
For mulet bittis, juncturis and uther gair … to the Quenis stabill 1542 Ib. 146.
For thre grete mulet bittis, ane haiknay bit and four pair of junctouris 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXVI. 57.
Ane mulat bit price vj s. viij d.
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