A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cymbal, n. [ME. cymbal, L. cymbalum.] A cymbal. —a1500 Seven S. 187.
With cymbalis, organis, and clarioun c1590 J. Stewart 202 § 8.
As … cymbal bois that dois tinkling mak