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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: 1595-1615
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Boy, n. ? — 1595 Edinburgh Testaments XXVIII. 233 b.
Ane litstaris cruik & boy 1615 Ib. XLVIII. 258.
Tua pestellis, ane wenche, ane wolcruik, ane claith cruik, ane boy
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