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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1566

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Decoye, v. [e.m.E. decoy, duckoy (1660); the earlier history is obscure.] tr. To entice, induce. —1566 Inverness B. Rec. I. 144.
Quharthrow the wayris quhilkis decoye and cause strangearis to resort to ws … was sauld and convoyit away

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