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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1609
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Pond-land, n. = Pund-land n. a, Pound-land n. a. — 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 6 b.
He quha hes fiftene pond land or fourtie marks worth in moveable gudes … , He quha hes fourtie schilling land [etc.]
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