A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1496-1533, 1594-1595, 1690-1696
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Hous, n.2 Also: houis, huse, huis(e. [ME. howse (a 1480), earlier in Latin contexts house, houze, houce, huce (c 1283), OF. houce, huche (12th c.).] A cloth attached to a saddle, covering the back and flanks of the horse. Cf. Housing n.2]1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 304.
For ij hors hous to the Kingc1500-c1512 Dunb. lxi. 21.
With ane new hous I wald be happit Aganis this Crysthinmes for the cald1517 Treasurer's Accounts V. 130.
For schoyne, housis, breddil, and helteris bocht for the Kingis mwle 1529 Master of Works Accounts I. 18.
vj ell of gret cammes for housis to the cart hors 1533 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 181.
To be ane hous under the Kingis sadill, vj quarteris domegrane 1594–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 58.
To ane boy to gang to the Lastis to tak ane hous to the prouest 1690 Foulis Acc. Bk. 129.
To … [a] sadler … for a houis and hulster-tops of selch skin 1695 Ib. 183.
For a new sadle with huise, girth, … and stirpleathers 1695 Edinburgh Testaments LXXX. 136 b.
Ane black sadle with huse, hulster, and hulster topsattrib. 1696 Foulis Acc. Bk. 190.
His count for sadle furniture, … and the huiss girdis
