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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.

Claspit, Clespit, ppl. a. [Clasp v.] Fitted or secured with a clasp.1594 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 133.
A compt in the litel claspit buikis 1609 Brechin Test. III. 27 b.
Ane klespit siluer belt c1650 Spalding I. 36.
Tua books … resembling claspit bookis, callit blynd bookis

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