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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Muk(e)rand, Mokrand, ppl. a. [e.m.E. muckering (1556); f. Muker v.] Money-grubbing. — a1500 Prestis of Peblis 305 (Asl.).
Thai sell thar sonnis and aris for gold & gud Vnto ane mukrand [Ch. mokrand] carle for darest prys
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"Mukrand ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mukerand>
