Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Putt, v. [Var. of Pit(t v.1 a or Pot(t v.1 1 b.] tr. To dig a line of boundary-pits in or at or otherwise mark the boundary of. — 1675 Melrose Reg. Rec. II 409.
[Robert Buinȝie, mason] to putt and lavell the yaird … as it was beffor the altering off the merch stones sett betwixt the said persewer and the said defender
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Putt v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/putt>
