A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1700+
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Stocktoun. [? From a place or personal name.] Only attrib. with draps, elizar: Some kind of elixir or tincture. — 1706 Foulis Acc. Bk. 427.
For a mutchkin whyt wine and stocktoun elizar … 9 s. 1706 Foulis Acc. Bk. 432.
For a bottle stocktoun draps 14 s.
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