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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1626, 1681
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Outscatt, -skatt, ? var. (appar. with e.m.Du. sk- for sch-) of Outschot(t ppl. a. and n.2 (? reject [planks]). — 1626 Brechin Testaments IV. 226 b.
Ane half hunderthe outskatt daillis pryce xvj lib. 1681 Blackness Customs 43 b.
Six thousand dealles and cuttes of dealles outscattes for stowadge valu fyftein pounds Scotts
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