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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: 1572-1575
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(Mettall-,) Mettelable, a. [Met(t)al(l n. 4 a.] Full of spirit, courage or ‘mettle’, spirited, mettlesome. — 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 58.
The watch of the Inglis horsemen … brak vpone the said Frenchemen with mettelable audacitie
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"Mettelable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mettelable>
