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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Muskane, Muscane, a. [Of uncertain origin: cf. (1) Gaelic mosgain ‘rotten, musty, carious, mouldy, worm-eaten, motheaten’ (Dwelly), (2) Norw. dial. mausken, mosken, møysken, rotten, decayed, whence mod. Shetland dial. moskin, -en, mooskin, mushken(d).] Of a tree: Rotten, decayed. — Doug. 1501 Pal. Hon. i. 23.
Not throw the soyl bot muskane treis sproutit, Combust, barrant, vnblomit and vnleifit, Auld rottin runtis Ib. 174.
I agane … Crap in the muskane aikin stok misharrit Ib. 520.
Out of my muskane bowr 1531 Bell. Boece II. 152.
Ane club of muscane tre 1533 Boece x. viii. 364.
Euery man … bure ane staff of ane consumyt muskane tre