Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1700-1728, 1827
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†BASTION, BASTOUN, Baston, n. A baton, heavy staff, cudgel.Ags.
1728 Private Document (per Fif.1):
And then and there with all due humility and reverence, as becomes, purely and simply, by staff and bastion as use is to resign.Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 46:
Dan Andrew, at his biddin', Unslot his yett, and out gaed whiddin', His bastoun in his hand to rap The slumb'rous Barclay frae his nap. [Baston, ib. p. 169.]Gsw. 1700 Charters of City of Gsw. (ed. J. D. Marwick and R. Renwick 1900) II. 285:
With all condigne reverence and due humility as it becomes, purely and simply, by staf and bastoun, as use is, to resigne, renunce, surrender . . . the said duties.
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