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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1552
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Unbowable, adj. [e.m.E. unbowable (1537); Bow v.] That cannot be bent, rigid. — 1552 Dundee B. Ct. II 201b (2 Dec.).
Ony maner of tymmer fir or aick or ony maner of gud vnbowable
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"Unbowable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unbowable>
