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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: 1617-1629
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Bocht, ppl. a. [p.p. of By v.] Bought, purchased. — 1617 Montgomery Mem. 262.
Of bocht buttir 1618 Ib. 282. 1629 Misc. Spald. C. V. 220.
Ten bollis … of rest meill and bocht meill
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"Bocht ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/bocht>
