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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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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: 1647-1648
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(Mony-footus, a.) [Cf. e.m.E. many-feet, -foot n. (1591) a polyp, octopus.] Many footed. — ?a1648 Polemo-Middinia 5.
Scopulis lobster mony-footus in udis Creepat
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"Mony-footus adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mony_footus>
