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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1700+
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Dovat, Dovet, n. Also: dovate, -att, -ett, -iot, dowat, dowatt, dowet, dowett. [Variant of Duvat(e n.]
1. = Devat 1.(a) 1533 Boece v. v. 172 b.
Of stanis and dovatis [thay biggit] ane strang barmkin 1575 Protocol Book of J. Scott MS.
The said Dauid grantit licience … to cast ij or iij dariges of dovatis 1603 Lanark B. Rec. 113.
To cast na kynd of dovattis on … the said holme anist the fuird 1637 Kirkcaldy Presb. 118.
For thack and dovats, casting and theakeing of them, 12 lbs. 1661 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 6 b.
For … theacking the horse milne … 200 rigging dovatts(b) 1533 Boece v. iii. 168.
Adriane … was the first that gart big ane thik strang wall of dovettis and faill 1595 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 114.
[To] tak doun certane of the dovettis therof, and sum of the faill of the wallis therof 1608 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I. 33.
For carying of dovettis fyve dayis c1650 Spalding I. 53.
The symmaris of this kill wes first overcoverit with dovetis and syne weill coverit with stray c 1683 Ann. Banff II. 174.
Paid for dovets to the schooll floor
2. = Devat 2. Also attrib. with earth.(a) 1498 Acts Lords of Council II. 183.
The wrangus … awaytaking … of the faile and dovat and of the half of the stanys of the sade quarell 1504 Treasurer's Accounts II. 424.
For theking of houses uith thak dowat 1566 Inverness. B. Rec. I. 136.
To cast alse monye dowattis … as will thek v cuppill 1578 Aberd. Chart. 339.
The new hous theikit with dowat … to be removit 1590 Reg. Great S. 810/1.
To wyn fewall, faill and dovat in the common of Dyffyn 1593 Acts IV. 36/2.
To cast and win peittis, turffis, fewal, faill and dowatt 1614 Aboyne Rec. 217.
The saidis tounes and landis … with … fewall, foigaidge, faill, dovatt, buskis, medowes [etc.] 1659 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 247.
The pursuer … denyes his intromissioun with ane dovat earth except in the wadset 1659 Ib. 248.
The dovatt earth of the saidis landis(b) 1521 Misc. Spald. C. V. 293.
With tua kyis gyrs … , faill and dowet with discretion as efferis 1541 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 474.
For expens debursit … vpoun the theking of the dungeoun and keching tour … with brume and dovet 1563 Protocol Book of J. Drummond 25 b.
Put hir in actuall and reall possessioun … be delyuering of erd, stane, thak, dovet, sande [etc.] 1599 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 200.
Preuilege of pasturage, fewall, faill and dovett, … within the said Auldtowne 1607 Fam. Rose 295.
Ane hous of four cowpill rowme … with steack, ryse, and dowet 1621 Acts IV. 678/2.
With full right and priuiledge off … casting, wynning, and away leiding of fewall, faill, and dovett 1659 Forbes Baron Ct. 224.
Ordanit that no tennentis … cast faill nor dowett within medowis(c) 1701 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
That no tenent or subtenent … cast fael or doviot upon that ground
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