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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hollit, Holled, ppl. a. [Holl v. 2.] a. Pierced with holes. b. Hollowed. 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xlix.
Ane tre … worme-etin and hollit 1550 Melrose Reg. Rec. III. 340.
Beginning at the Moss burne … ascending … to the hollit carne 1578 Inv. Q. Mary p. xxiv.
Ane pleit hollit as gif it were wandis 1631 Edinb. Test. LV. 63 b.
Ane gray auld furrit gowne lynned with scheip skynes all holled 1640 Elgin Rec. I. 206.
The skynneris old pinsell sumquhat hollit 1661 Buccleuch Mun. II. 314.
Ane stand of pewther stoupes, … all broken and holled
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