A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Hof(f)-quarter, n. [? Repr. mod. Du. hoofd-kwartier, perh. with the first element (Du. hoofd head) confused with Du. hof court.] Head-quarters. —c 1648 Turner Mem. 243.
The Scots armie made Preston their hoff quarter. .Preston was never the hof quarter
