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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Laven-tub, n. Also: lavane-, lavand-, lawane-. [Laven n. 1. The mod. dial. of W. Yorks. has levvin-kit, also -tub, in similar use.] The vessel in which dough is mixed and leavened before baking. — 1522 Dunferm. B. Rec. 209.
Ane laven tub, ane bakbred, ane girdill 1540 Acta Conc. & Sess. XIII. 119 b.
Ane lavane tub, bakbredis, ane wessching tub, ane bolting tub 1560 Stirling B. Rec. I. 72.
Ane boating clayth, ane lavand tub, ane berm pynt 1568 Edinb. Test. 169.
Ane watter tub price xviij d., ane laven tub price iij s. 1591 Ib. XXII. 348 b.
In the buytht … ane lawane tub