A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1533-1550
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Hail-schot, n. Also: hale-. [ME. hayle shotte (1485).] Shot which falls like hail; shot which scatters when fired. —1533 Boece x. x. 370.
Gif … haleschot of stanys had nocht stoppit Scottis fra the entre 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 42/3.
Mak reddy ȝour … fyir speyris, hail schot [etc.] c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 722.
The Inglis artailȝe Lyke hailschot maid on tham assailȝe
