A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Leg, v. tr.Appar., to remove the shanks or legs from (a carcase). —1667 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 28.
The counsell appoynts all the veals to be sold in open mercat and that they be legged and broken up befor nyn hours in the morning
