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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475, 1602-1618
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Barrellit, ppl. a. [Late ME. barrelled (1494). f. the vb.] Packed in barrels. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 171 (see Barrell n. 2).
Barrell [ed. 1570: Barrellit] 1602 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 142.
Gif it be barrellet guidis, sic as wyne, pick, tar 1618 Edinburgh Testaments L. 62 b.
Tuelff poundis … barrellit powlder
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