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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1571-1650
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Gard-, Gairdhous, n. [Gard n. 2. App. not in English before 1698.] A house for the accommodation of a guard.(a) 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 276.
Ane suddane fyre [in 1560] in ane certane pouder being in the gardhous within Leith 1600-1610 Melvill 384.
Ane act [of 1597 anent] … the nather Counsullhous … sum tymes imployed to be a gard-hous 1617–8 Master of Works Accounts XIV. 14.
To the maisones for making vp the wall of the gardhous(b) 1571 Bann. Memor. 85.
The captane made a schaw of a stout bragg, for bis gaird houses were furnished 1589 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 542.
That gaird howssis and centinellis be kepit as followis 1594–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 59.
Fyre and caudill to the three gaird housis c1650 Spalding II. 380.
Sum cannonis takin out of the castell and plantit anent the gaird hous
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