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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1655
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(Melt-,) Meelting, vbl. n.2 [Melt v.2] Beating, thrashing, fig. — 1655 Blairs P. 173.
You could not beleeue what people I haue to deal with but indeed thay gaitte such meelting as Mortimer gaue his mother
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"Meelting vbl. n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/meelting>
