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Quhalis-bane, -bone, Quhailis bane, n. (ME (c1205) and e.m.E. whales bone ‘ivory from the walrus or other similar animal confused with the whale’ (OED). See also Quhale-bane.) Only in the phr. quhyt as quhalis bane. — c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 11989.
Ane hundreth palfrayis quhite as quhalis bane a1500 Henr. Thre Deid Pollis (O.U.P.) 29.
Ȝour finȝearis small, quhyt as quhailis bane c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxv 33.
Ȝour heylis, quhyt as quhalis bane [: ane] 1535 Stewart 3602.
Quhalis bone [: mony one] Ib. 13147.
Quhalis bane [: ilkane]
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