A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curlewe, n. [ME. curlew, -lu (a 1340), OF. courlieu.] The curlew. —c1450-2 Howlat 204.
Thar come the curlewe, a clerk, and that full cunnand
