A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Couchit, Cowchit, ppl. a. [Couch v. 2.] Couched, placed as a layer. —1513 Doug. x. xiii. 68.
Eneas … Throw gyrd hys targe … And throw the cowchit lynnyn euery deill
