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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hors-corn, n. Also: hors(e) corne, hors coirne. [e.m.E. horssecorne (1557).] Corn for horses.1472 Reg. Cupar A. I. 162.
Payand … ȝerly … four bollis hors corn 1473 Ib. 171.
Half a chalder of horscorn 1484 Acta Aud. *134/1.
Half a chalder of quhete … and iiij b[ollis] of hors corne 1520 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 201.
The mercat for the selling of aitis and hors corne 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 428.
For his Graces disjone and horse corne in Falkirk 1563 Reg. Cupar A. II. 281.
For caraige of xxxviij bollis hors corn 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 134.
They … left thair … stable fie and hors corne vnpayit 1600 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 275.
For the pek of hors coirne fyve schillingis 1611 Ib. VI. 69.
That na staiblers tak na mair nor sex schillings for thair hors corne 1674 Cunningham Diary 45.
For dressing an old fatt for keeping of my horse corn
