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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1612, 1673
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Sprig naill. (e.m.E. sprygge nayle (1477-9) a slender, wedge-shaped or square-bodied nail, a sprig or brad.) — 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 322.
Sprig nailles 1673 Leith Customs 12.
Sprig naills
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