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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Untractable, adj. [e.m.E. vntractable (1538); Tractabill adj.] Unmanageable. = Intractabil(l adj. — 1673 Dunkeld Presb. I 64.
If they [the ministers] continued untractable the Presbyteries were to proceed against them
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"Untractable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/untractable>
