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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mand, n.¹ Also: mande, maund, (mend, mynd, mond). [e.m.E. maund (1459), mawnd, mand(e (15–16th c.), OF. mande, MDu., MLG. mande; cf. OE. mand, mǫnd, which, however, seems not to have survived.] A woven basket of wickerwork or the like.(a) c1500 Makc. MS. xiii. 44.
Hic cophinus, a mand 1498 Halyb. 219.
Rasauit a pok of lam vol in mandis lois 1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 292; etc. 1531 Bell. Boece I. xxxiii.
Ane lang mand, narow halsit, and wyid mouthit … , that the fische thrawis thameself in it 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII. 126.
For ane cole mand, iiij d. 1549–50 Ib. IX. 364.
To xvj warkmen quhilk wroucht certane wod and rys to be gabyounes and mandes to beir sande 1570 Peebles B. Rec. I. 320.
Sand pokkis, mandis or barrowis 1572 Ib. 347. 1595 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 10 a. 1597 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 195.
That nane be fund gangand throw the toun with mands, creills of heyring, fruitt [etc.] 1617 M. Works Acc. II. 28, 1618 Ib. 109, 1619 Ib. 133, etc. 1624 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 259. 1637 Dumfries & Galloway Soc. XVII. 321. 1643 Edinb. Test. LX. 280.
Thrie wand mandis estimat all to xxiiij s. 1645 Ib. LXI. 134 b.
Ane strae mynd and ane hair sive, … twa wasching mandis and sax lang mandis 1648 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 129. 1650 Nicoll Diary 17. 1680 Blackness Customs 5 b.(b) 1508–9 Rentale Dunkeld. MS. 74 b.
Pro naulo lie maund 1633 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 363.
For tua mondis for beiring of stones 1689 Brechin Test. VII. 211 b.
A maund for bread vij s.(c) 1559–60 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 350.
For twa mendis [sic in MS.] to beir pinning stanis in xxij d.