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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CORDAIN, n. Cordwain, Cordovan leather.Sc. 1904 Earl of Aboyne in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 235 A. vii.:
Her shoes was of the small cordain, Her stockings silken twisting.
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"Cordain n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cordain>
