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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: 1650
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Unserviceable, adj. [e.m.E. unservesable (1535), vnseruiceable (1590); Serviceabill adj.] Unusable. — c1650 Spalding II 97.
Befoir he cam out, the haill cannons wes dismounted and vnseruiceable
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"Unserviceable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/unserviceable>
