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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pi-, Py-, Piep(o)ud(e)r(o)us, a. (n.) Also: -powdrous. [ME. and e.m.E. pypoudrus (a 1430), pepoudrous (1220–1), adj., pipoudre (Piers Plowman), pipowder (1531), noun, AF. piepuldrus (13th c.), -pouldrous, -poudrous, F. pied-pouldreux adj. (sing. and pl.), med. L. (Latham) pede-pulverosus: (cf. Dustifute n.).] Itinerant. Also absol. as noun (pl.) = An itinerant merchant or pedlar. — 14.. Acts I. 361/1 (see Dustifute n.).
Piepoudrous [Skene pede pulverosum] … piepowdrous [Skene piepouldreux] Ib. 362/2.
Ony stranger man merchand or ony other … beand vagabund in the contre … is callit pipouderus [etc.] Ib.
To the partis striffande be the law of farandman or pipuderous Ib.
Burges or merchandis or pipouderous quhen thai pas vtouth the iiij ȝettis [etc.] 1461 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. V. i. 419 (26 April).
As in a curt of pypudrous 1467 Ib. 605 (24 June).
Til ansuer til a borch of pypowdrous … for the wrangwis with halding of [some money]