A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heis, n. [f. Heis(e,v.] The hoisting tackle. —a1603 Tract. Leg. Naval. 58 b.
That yee take the saills from the heis of the samen, or ankers & towis of hir bouth
