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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Climable,) Clymable, a. [e.m.E. climable (1611), climmable (1660).] Climbable. —1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 183.
To caus big … the sloppis and hollis in the pairttis of the toun wallis, … sua that [na] pairt of the samyn be clymable nor passable fra this furth