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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bahuif, n. Also: bahuiff, baw-, balhoy, balhuif, -huiff, -hwfe, -hewe; pl. ba-, bawhuvis, bahouuis, behewuis, balhuves. [OF. bahu, var. of bahud, bahut (mod. F. bahut), a large trunk with arched lid.] A chest, coffer, or trunk.(a) 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 57.
Item gevin for thre bahuvis to put the Kingis grace stuff and clething in Ib. 165.
Twa bed cofferis with ane great bawhoy witht uthir small geir Ib. 267.
Ane draucht of grete bawhuvis 1560 Admir. Ct. Bk. 113 b.
Ane bahuif with small lynnyng claith 1578 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 57 b.
Thrie grytt behewuis conteinyng the abuilȝiamentis of my bodie 1597 Bk. Rates 2 b.
Bahuiffis the peice c1650 Spalding I. 175.
Tua bahouuis full of pulder(b) 1535–6 Treas. Acc. VI. 277.
For keping of the kingis gracis claithis, twa balhoyis 1539 Ib. VII. 301.
Expensis debursit … for dounhaving of ane balhwfe … fra the castell of Striveling 1566 Ib. MS. 39.
To Balthasar virlote in the chalmer twa grit balhuiffis 1572 Edinb. Test. II. 237 b.
Ane candill kist, … ane auld balhuif 1584 Ib. XIII. 151 b.
Ane greit flanderis balhewe lokkit with tua lockkis 1612 Bk. Rates 296.
Cofferis called balhuves

Also attrib. 1609 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 16 b.
To ... hir ȝoungest dochter ane bahuiff coffer with ane littill kist