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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: 1568
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But-cuming, vbl. n. [But adv.1] The act of coming towards the door. — 1568 Lanark B. Rec. 42.
In the but cuming agane … the said George … straik the said Ihone Faucht
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"But-cuming vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/but_cuming>
