A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cowing, vbl. n. [Cow v.] Cutting, polling. —1531 Bell. Boece I. p. lvi.
Nane of thame, throw ythand cowing of thair hedis, grew beld
