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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1555-1556
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Sliddry, n. [? f. or f. as Slid(d)(e)rie adj.] ? A type of smooth or slippery rock. Cf. Doug. Pal. Hon. 1300 quoted s.v. Slid(e adj. a. — 1555–6 Edinb. B. Rec. II 363.
To ane maisoun to hew the blew sliddry throuch at Sanct Salvator dure
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