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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dorp, n. Also: dorpe, drop(e. [Du. dorp.] A village or hamlet. — a1500 Henr. Fab. 403.
Ane wedow duelt in till ane drop [B. drope; Hart dorpe] thay dayis 1596 Dalr. I. 289/7.
Quhairfor the dorpe besyd is named Kilflos, that is, the kirk of flouris Ib. II. 96/23.
Tounis, dorpis, and the cuntrie about tha spoylȝie c 1670 Gordon's Aberd. 4.
Old Aberdeene … owght rather to be called a villedge or a dorpe then a toune or citie
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