A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Boy, n. ? —1595 Edinb. Test. XXVIII. 233 b.
Ane litstaris cruik & boy 1615 Ib. XLVIII. 258.
Tua pestellis, ane wenche, ane wolcruik, ane claith cruik, ane boy
