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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1438-1491, 1542
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Inlok, n. [Lok n.] ? A lock inserted in a door. — 1438 Exchequer Rolls V. 59.
Pro quatuor magnis seris dictis inlokkis pro hostiis castri de Kyndromy 1488 Acts Lords of Council 98/2.
The inlokis price iij s. 1491 Treasurer's Accounts I. 184.
For a new inlok to the dure in the Castell quhare the charteris lyis. iij s. 1542 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 573.
Lardanaria, … ane inlok with ane key, and ane hingand lok —attrib. 1473 Peebles B. Rec. I. 170.
Maister Gylbert Reryk … , with ane inlok keye, has … gewyn possession of the loft with the pertinentis
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