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: 1567-1568
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Bowt, n. [Cf. Bolt n.3 and Bowt v.] A spring or leap. —a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlvii. 83.
Tha peure winchis ȝe wranguslie suspect For sklenting bowttis
