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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1611, 1665-1682
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Worsetting, Wirsiting, Woozletting, n. [Worset n.] = Worset n. 1. — 1611 Brechin Testaments II 139b.
Of wirsiting & wther small merchant geir … l lib. 1665 Nicolson Diurnals 26 June.
3 ells of woozletting 2 s. 8 d. 1682 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 5 April.
Blake worsetting
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