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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1438, 1499-1634
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Club, Cloub, n. Also: klub, glub, clob. [ME. clubb, clubbe (c 1205), ON. klubba.] A club; a stout stick or staff. Also attrib. with schaft.1375 Barb. xix. 586.
As he swa abaid hufand, Swa come ane with a club in hand 1375 Ib. 609. ?1438 Alex. ii. 1340.
Thare was gude men … That defendit thair walles weill With clubis, mellis and axes of steill a1500 Henr. Fab. 1767.
I tuke my club and hamewart couth I carie a1500 Id. III. 114/10.
I … saw ane catyf on a club cumand a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow 219.
Thurlgill thrang till a club, So fers he flaw in a dub a1500 Prestis of Peblis 469.
With club and bel and partie cote with eiris He feinȝeit him ane fule a1500 Ib. 503. 1502 Treasurer's Accounts II. 341.
To the bowar of Sanct Johnestoun for clubbes c1500 Rowll Cursing iii.
Sum with clubbis and mellis of leid c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 62.
Quytclame clergie, and cleik to thé ane club c1500-c1512 Ib. v. 32.
Sanct Petir hat hir with a club 1513 Doug. xi. xiii. 72.
He held intil his hand A rural club or culmas in sted of brand 1513 Ib. xiii. Prol. 147.
To me with hys club he maid a braid 15.. Christis K. 206 (B).
Tha cairlis with clubbis cowd vder quell 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 80.
Iohne Knox … creiping vpoun his club, came in befoir them 1589 Edinburgh Testaments XXI. 165.
His mekill new sadill … and his mekill cloub … his suord belt, quhinger, and littill cloub 1600-1610 Melvill 29.
For archerie and goff, I haid bow, arrose, glub and bals 1612 Edinburgh Testaments XLVII. 123 b.
Four hundreth arrow schaftis … and thrie scoir club schaftis1634 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. V. 376.
[An attack] with klubbis, stalvis, kents and rungstransf. 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 706.
To scape the fray he wes sa fane, He put vp club in scheith agane
