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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Ros aix. [f. as Ros, and Ax n.] A halberd, a long-handled axe. ? = Lochaber-ax(e n. 1600 Crim. Trials II 195.
He com befoir the ludgeing … with ane Ros-aix or halbert

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