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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1568, 1641
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Jus, n. Also: juse, jusse, juce. [ME. ius (1390), juce, e.m.E. ieuse, iuse, also ME. juys, etc., OF. jus, L. jūs.] Juice.1513 Doug. xii. vii. 90.
Strynkland all ourane The hailsum jus of herb ambrosian 1513 Ib. 93.
This ancyent surrigian … With sik watir or jus … The wond mesys 1531 Bell. Boece I. lvi.
Butter, cheis, mele, milk, and vinacre, temperit togidder, be quhilk thay saiffit thair liffis mony dayis … soukand the jus and humouris thairof 1531 Ib. II. 257.
The Scottis tuk the jus of mekilwort beryis, and mengit it in thair wine 1535 Stewart 39524.
Quhill that the aill tuke all the jus and strenth Out of that herb 1562-3 Winȝet II. 65/1.
Quha appropriatis to ewill weidis and to thair venomous iuse the name of medicine1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 31.
Juce c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 107.
Jusse or sapour of the tre 1641 Edinburgh Testaments LIX. 269 b.
Thrie chopines of the juse of almondis
