A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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*Deeping, n. [e.m.E. (1615) in different sense.] The depth of a vessel. —1654 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII. 335.
Their boat dues for pillotadge of ilk shipp or bark beiring the marke of seven foot for her deeping
