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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1634-1680
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Hall-house, n. [e.m.E. and ME. (1467), in various senses. In this sense in 18th c. Eng. and the modern Sc. dialect.] A manor-house, a laird's residence = Hall n. 1. Also, the principal dwelling on a farm, the farm-house itself as opposed to the cottar-houses. — 1634 Rutherford Serm. on John xx. 13 in Bonar Fourteen Communion Sermons (1877) 190.
Ken ye not that poor folks are glad to get an errand to a hall-house? … Christ is a hall-house; go to Him 1678 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 31 Dec.
The ... latter will of Heillein Ardrie ... giwen down ... in the hall hous of Mers of Die 1680 Ib. 11 May.
And the meikle kist in the hall hous
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