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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1600
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Quintell, n. [e.m.E. quintal (c1470), -tell (17th c.), OF quintal (13th c.), med. L. quintale (c1328).] A hundredweight. — 1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 27a.
Sauld … ii pes of quhit cloyth at ii ryellis ane quintell of wares xxxii
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"Quintell n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 Jun 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/quintell>
