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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hantill, Hantle, n. [Common in mod. Sc.and (chiefly north.) Eng. dialect.] A (considerable) number. — ?15.. Aberd. B. Rec. MS. (J).
Ane hantill of hides 1692 Presb. Eloq. (ed. 2) 102.
A great hantle of bonnie braw well fac'd young lasses
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