A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Bowle, a. Curving. —1513 Doug. iii. viii. 55.
A port thar is, quham the est fludis hes, In maner of a bow, maid bowle or bay
