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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fore-, Foirhous, n. Also: forhous, -hows, fourhous. [Hous n.] A front house.(a) 1443 Reg. Cambuskenneth 126.
The stane gavill … at the west nuke of that foirhous 1476 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 54.
With four and twenty elln of lenth … ewyn furtht fra the baksyde of his foir hous 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 78.
The actis and ordinancis maid for haiffing of lang wappinnis in foir houssis and buthis 1623 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 382.
The tounes new foir hous lyand on the north syid of the Castellgett 1686 Elgin Rec. I. 340.
The fall of the theck of Androw Ramsay his foirhous(b) 1492 Acta Conc. 244/2.
The Newland tenement and forehouse … within the burghe of Edinburghe 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 253/2.
To byg and erect his fore hous in his land and tenement liand within the said ciete 1593 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 83.
The candilmakers … melting of thair talloun in thair forebuithis and fore houssis(c) 1526 Dunferm. B. Rec. 277.
Ane fourhous witht ane forbutht undir the said hous and ane bak chalmer 1531 Prot. Bk. M. Fleming 16 b.
Ane forhows with ane half bwtht lyand in the Gallowgait 1581 Prot. Bk. J. Robertsone 16.
Ane for hous lyand within the grene of the said burcht