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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: 1617

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Humble-cake, n. [? Hummil(l a.; Cag n.] ? A keg or keg-shaped vessel without handles. —1617 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II. 80.
For a mekle ledgalloun and a litle, x s. For 2 humble cakes, viii s.

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