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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Beif-pot, Bef-pot, n. [Late ME. beefe potte (1480).] A pot for beef. 1567 Bamff Chart. 71.
Ane greit beif pot 1584 Edinb. Test. XIII. 191 b.
Ane beif pot, ane kaill pot 1585 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 75.
Ane bef pot, ane skink pot 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 288.
Beif pot, kaill pot