A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cuntrayman, variant of cuntrey- Cuntreman. (Cf. Cuntra(y,n.) —c1563 Reg. Panmure I. cxlvi.
Ane minstrel quhilk owr cuntraymen callis ane player on the clairschowe