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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1530
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Lacht, n. [? short for unlach Unlaw n.; (but ? also conceivably var. of Lauch(e n. (reckoning) in somewhat different application).] A fine. — 1530 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 137.
Johne Andersoun was convickit in ane lacht of vj scillingis iiij d. … because [etc.]
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