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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kape, Kaip, v. [f. Kape n. 2. Cf. Cape v.1] tr. To furnish with a coping. — 1569 Lanark B. Rec. 45.
To kaip the syd wall with staine 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 148.
The woll [declared to be] weill kaipit with stane ane elne above the eird 1687–8 Ib. III. 5 13.
Payed to James Boyd, maisson, … for kapeing the New Grein dyck
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