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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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Cors lang, v. [Cors n.2 8. Cf. dial. langel, langet n. and v.] tr. To tie with a rope crossing between the fore and hind feet. — 1638 J. Row Sermon 3.
The Kirk of Scotland was a bonny trotting naig … but the Bishops … after they gat on her back, corss langed her and hapshackled her
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