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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1561-1675

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Dry stule, Dry stool, n. A close stool.1561 Invent. Q. Mary 33.
Ane cannabie of grene taffetie, … quhilk may serue for ane dry stuill or a bed
1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 320.
Ane little hous for ane dry stule
1580 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 43 (2) b.
Grein stemming to cover his maiesties drystule
1615 Haddington Corr. 290.
Ane dry stull with the pan
1661 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 471.
Ane drystool with ane pan therin
1675 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 92 b.
For girding of pecks and drie stoolls

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