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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1569
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Ded(e)-stra, Deyd-stray, n. [Dede n.2] Death-straw, death-bed. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 1153.
Quhen he one his dedstra lay 1569 Inverness B. Rec. I. 179.
Quha on his deyd stray lent the said sourd … to Magnis Waus
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