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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1551
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Auchtly, adv. [f. Aucht num. a. Cf. e.m.E. eightly (1579), later eighthly.] In the eighth place. — 1551 Hamilton Catechism 98.
Auchtlie, all thai that strykis cownye of unlauchful mettall
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