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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hamlot(t, Hamelott, Hammi(l)lot(e, n. Also: hamlote, -loit; ham(m)elot(e; hammy(l)lot(e; hem(b)lot(e. [Etymology obscure.] In the Ettrick Forest (Yarrow and Tweed): A holding amounting to a quarter of a forester-stead (see Forestar n. l b). —Frequent in various forms (see above) and in Latin contexts in the Exchequer Rolls from 1457 to 1514, e.g VI. 31, 443, 554, VIII. 267, IX. 186, X. 401, XIV. 563.
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