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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: 1572-1573
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Bilting, vbl. n. [Cf. *Belting.] Billeting (of soldiers). — 1572–3 Reg. Privy Council II. 177.
They . . were content to. . allow thair dettis awand be thame to thair creditouris in the places they have lyne upoun bilting
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