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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cut, n.¹ Also: cutt, kut. [ME. cut, cutt (a 1300), kut, of obscure origin.] A lot (cast or drawn). Freq. combined with cavill.(1) ? a 1200 Acts I. 31/1.
Sciendum est quod stallangiator nullo tempore potest habere loth, cut, neque cavyl … cum burgense a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii. 101.
Quhen the maste party Of the folk distroyt war vtrely Be sic cuttis and cawelyng 1513 Doug. i. viii. 27.
Gif dowt fallis tharby, Be cut or kavill that pled sone partit was 1535 Stewart 1350.
Be cut and cavill than till his part fell he Fra Clyde [etc.] 1578 Glasgow Chart. II. 559.
Sua that ilk ane … may have and sett thair parte … be cutt or casting of cavillis 1582 Edinb. Test. X. 325.
My oyis … till haif the ane half of the foirsaid ten merkland as sall fall to thame at the ane end be thair cut or cavill 1683 Melrose R. Rec. III. 8.
Six butts in Coatburne … qwhich fell by cutt and cavell to him(2) a1400 Leg. S. vii. 508.
Thai … cuttis caste quha suld begyne; & the cuttis thane serwit swa Til ilkane cane vthir sla Ib. xxxvi. 35.
Ane of thaim, as cut wald fal, His owk a-bout suld serue al a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 810.
Thai his clething partis with cuttis syne, As the propheit … had said: My claithis ar partit and thaim cuttis laid 1513 Doug. i. iii. 74.
The thre granyt ceptour wand, Quhilk is by cut gevin me to beir in hand Ib. v. iii. 57.
By kuttis than … Thar place thai cheysyt 1590 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 70.
Having drawin cuttis quha suld begin first, it fell to the said Dauid to begyn first