A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cowte, n. [OF. coute (F. coude), L. cubitus.] A cubit. —a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 359.
He saw hyr raysit a cowte & mare Fra erde in ayre
