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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1539, 1606
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Bak-raw, n. [Bak a.] A back row or street. —1539 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 394.
That nane candelmaker … maik candell … in ony forgait of the town bot that thai do the samyn in quiet back rawis 1606 Acts IV. 345/1.
The tenement of land … on the south syd of the bakraw
