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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1606-1624
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But-arrow, n. [But n.2] An arrow for shooting at the butts. — 1606 Reg. Privy C. VII. 244.
James Forrett … going to his awin house … to have fetchit some bute arrowis 1624 Edinburgh Testaments LII. 329 b.
xxiii butt and river arrowes
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"But-arrow n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/but_arrow>
