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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1428, 1499-1500, 1603
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Buttry, n. Also: buttri, butre, butterie. [e.m.E. buttry, -rie, butterie, etc., ME. butry, botry, etc., OF. boterie.] A buttery. Also attrib. with man. 1428 Liber Aberbr. 58.
Alsua the said abbot sal haf ostillary … that is to say, hal, chawmyr, kechyng, and butre a1500 Henr. Fab. 205 (A).
The ȝoungast sister vnto the buttry [Ch. butterie] hyid 1603 Montgomery Mem. 248.
Gifin to the panttri men, x s. … gifn to the buttri men, x s.
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