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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.

Elbo, n. [ME. elbou, elbow(e, OE. el(n)boᵹa.] = Elbok. —a1400 Leg. S. vii. 206.
He … one kneys & elbois gat, … prayand fore thame 1600 Crim. Trials II. 156.
Mylord fellon his henche and elbo

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