A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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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: 1580-1615
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Bak-courting, -courteine, n. [Bak a.] A back curtain. —1580 Coll. Aberd. & B. 391 (foir curting and bak courting). 1615 Haddington Mem. II. 289 (ane back courteine).
