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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: 1568

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Gaw, n. [? Var. of Gall n.] A furrow or trench made in order to drain off water. —1568 Protocol Book of J. Foulis 53.
Throw the williebog to the myddis of the vj rig, … quhilk vj rig fra the gaw donn … is but the fyft rig

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