A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Draucht trumpet, n. A war trumpet or trumpeter. —1504 Treas. Acc. II. 449.
To the draucht trumpet gif he maryis nocht for ane ȝeir to cum 1513 Doug. vii. x. 86.
The draucht trumpet [L. classica] blawis the brag of weir a1578 Pitsc. I. 379/29.
The king ressawit the quen in his palice to the denner, quhair thair was great mirth, schallmes, draught trumpattis and weir trumpatis
