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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pellok, n.² [Sc. form corresp. to ME. and e.m.E. pellet Pellet n.² with altered suffix.] A (more or less) spherical missile as shot from a pellet-bow (Pellet-bow n., Pellok-bow n.), gun, cannon or mortar; a ball, bullet or cannon-ball. = Pellet n.² 2.The Alex. (Taym.) quot. is appar. corrupt: lanyn, ?; for to, ? read tharto. ?1438 Alex. ii. 5090.
He tuke the bow and … thairin hes ane pellok [F. i. cailloucel pesant] done c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 8843.
Sa come ane child with ane stane bow in hand With lanyn pellokis to avenand a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 463.
Thai bend bowis of bras … Pellokis paisand to pase Gapand gunnys of brase Grundin ganyeis thair wase 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 295.
For cutting of [169] dis of irne to the pellokis Ib. 320.
Giffin to a man to tak mesour of muldis of diuers gunnys to send in Frans to mak pellokis of irne 1497 Ib. 350.
Ledin pellokkis 1508 Ib. IV. 109.
Gun pellokis 1512 Ib. 303.
Irne pellokis, ilk pece weyand xxxvi pund wecht of the gretest sort for the cannonis [etc.] 1513 Doug. vii. xi. iii. Ib. ix. ix. 138.
To schut or cast … With leyd pellokis from engynys or staf slyng 1535 Acts II. 345/2.
Ane hagbute of found … with thar cawmys, bullettis and pellokis off leid or irne 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 28.
Gevin for ane bow for pellokis the gidder wytht j^m stanis