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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1576-1611
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Unbowit, ppl. adj. [17th c. Eng. unbowed (1624); Bowit ppl. adj.] Not provided with a curved handle. —predic. 1576 Edinburgh Testaments V 57.
Of gray werk pannis vnbowit xx pund wecht —attrib. 1611 Edinburgh Testaments XLV 371b.
Thrie scoir vnbowit girdis
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