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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chop, Chope, n.¹ Also: choppe, choip, choap (choop). [e.m.E. and ME. shoppe, shope; the Sc. form is prob. due to the influence of F. échoppe.] A shop.(a) 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 191.
We haue … ordanit that thare be incontinent maid twa choppis of tymmer Ib.
In ane of the saidis choppis, … and in the tother chop 1554 Ib. II. 195.
The choppis biggit on the hie gait outwith the sydwallis of the foirlandis of this burgh 1560 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 327.
The bill … exponand quhow diuerse personis hes biggit and dalie biggis choppis wnder stairis vpoune the forgettis and thairthrow diminissis the passage of the streittis 1568 Glasgow Prot. IV. 2.
The litill chop at the stairhead 1574 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 15.
The comptair chairgis him with the maillis of the coirdinaris choppis at the fute of the nether kirk ȝaird 1596 Paisley B. Rec. 176.
The … counsall has grantit … libertie to Wm. Cochrane, tailyor … to big ane chop of sex quarters breid allanarlie 1605 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 238.
The … counsall … ordainis him to big ane chop of staine to the bellman at the eist end of the waist 1628 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 21.
Considering … that the said wark is greatlie hinderit be a number of choppis biggit and extendit on the kingis calsie 1647 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 126.
The requeist … for ane leace of the chop … , next to the wryting chalmer 1667 Highland P. II. 35.
John M^cGillichallum … was sitting in a merchant's chopp buying some comoditie 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 20.
Spent with L. Torphichan, in two chops, 17/- 1691–3 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 221.
From John Johnston for the counsell house chop(b) a1500 Prestis of Peblis 198.
He held ane chope to sell his chaffery 1546 Wedderburn Compt Bk. 4.
Ane chairtour of fewferme … off ane lache wolt with the bak chopis under the new tolbuith 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 20.
The westmost … chope, giffand x^s yeir, because it is at the erd and nocht bet 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 792.
Then to a sowters chope he past, And for a pair of schone he ast 1584 Edinb. Test. XIV. 37.
Iohne Gibsoun, coblare, … leues … to Thomas Cairnes … the haill peces of ledder quhilk he hes and the kyndnes of his chope 1641 Misc. Bann. C. II. 255.
In his duelling hous and chope, nyn hundreth littill psalme buikis of David in meitter 1665 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 57.
Ane laigh chope quhilk he intends to build under his foir hinging stair 1685 New Mills Manuf. 105.
In the high chope wher Scot now worksattrib. 1671 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 277.
The councell … ordaines his chope dore to be closit vp(c) 1553–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 348.
For thekin of Johne Michellis choip in the kirkyaird, and betting of the samyn 1554–5 Ib. 360.
For mending of the thre choippis at the west end of the fute of the kirkyaird 1605 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 276.
The choip presentlie occupeit be Willeam Horne, smyth Ib.
Thay find … the aforesaid choip to be ane gryt ilest and preiudice to the gett 1683 Misc. Bann. C. II. 289.
The heall bookis of all sortis … in his choap 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 236.
The toune of Kilmarnock … having build ane tolbooth and choapes