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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: 1575, 1654-1656
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Bruse, Bruce, for bris Birs n. (bristle). — 1575 Edinburgh Testaments III. 365.
Ane spvnge of bruce 1654–6 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 603.
A compas, and bruse pen, and rid lead for the [school-]maisteris
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