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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Host, Hoist, n.¹ Also: hoste, hoast. [e.m.E. host, ME. (north. and midl.) hoost, host (a 1300), Norw. and Dan. hoste, Fær. hosti; also with long vowel, ON. and Icel. hósti, MLG. hôste (LG. hoost), MDu. hoeste (Du. hoest) and OE. hwósta (s.w. Eng. dial. hoost).] a. Coughing as an ailment. b. A cough.a (a) a1500 Henr. III. 152/75.
Bayth the bellox of ane brok … Is gud for the host 1549 Compl. 67/20.
Corriandir, that is gude for ane ald hoste 1650 Carstaires Lett. 60.
Had shee not taken ane ill hoste, which seems now to be wearing from her 1678 Buchan Cl. I. 111.
A calf who had a great host 1678 Maxwell Mem. II. 328.
I am glad yow ar frie of the host(b) (a1500 Doug.) K. Hart 879.
Heidwark, Hoist and Parlasy 1570 Leslie 81.
Thair wes ane seknes universallie … in Scotland, throucht hoist quhilk infectit utheris lyke ane pestilence 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 28.
The Tuysday eftir this the said Mr. Knox was stricken with a grit hoist a1605 Montg. Flyt. 299 (T).
The hunger, the hart euill, the hoist, mot thé hauld 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Tussis, the hoistb. a1540 Freiris Berw. 277.
With that word he gaif ane hoist anone 1633 Johnston Diary I. 163.
Boldly without ane hoast or snapper I said my lesson a 1693 Cleland Poems (1697) 104.
He got it ov'r Without a host, bock, or glour