A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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*Gaw, n. (See quot.) —1699 Argyll. Justic. Rec. I. 180.
Ane great long oak tree ordinarly named the gaw of his boat
