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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1579
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(Sousing,) Sowsing, ppl. adj.3 [? Souse v.1 b.] ? Steeping in dye, or some such process, ? being processed in some way. — 1579 Edinburgh Testaments VII 224b.
I leue … to Dauid Stewart … ane sowsing plaid
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