Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1738, 1801-1835
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DOUBLET, n. Sc. usages. Also †dowblet.
1. In pl.: used as a general term for clothes, garments (Bnff.2 1940).Abd. 1801 W. Beattie Parings 5:
By this time I'm as warm's a pye, An' a' my dowblets reeslin' dry.Rnf. 1835 D. Webster Rhymes 110:
I am but a poor wark bodie, Delving wi' doublets thin and duddie.
2. In phr. †to dress one's doublet, to give someone a sound drubbing (Jam.2). Cf. Eng. slang to trim (lace) one's jacket, idem.Abd. 1738 W. Meston Mob contra Mob 19:
. . . the Baillie thought it best, Lest that his Doublet should be drest, To fly from Face of such a Rabble.
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