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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Gong, n. [ME. gonge, OE. gong, gang.] A latrine. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 982.
Suddanly thai ware all deide, & schot in till gong stinkand
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