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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1449-1553
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Ob(b, n. [ME. (an) ob (1463), also simply ob (without the numeral) (1442), shortened f. Obolus.] A halfpenny. —(1) 1449 Aberd. B. Rec. MS.V. ii. 732 (8 May).
The some of vj li. xj s. ix d. j ob. 1491 Kennedy Aberd. Ann. II. 4.
And thai be absent … sal pay 1 ob 1553 Perth Guildry 508 (7 Sept.).
That the vnce of fyne siluer salbe set to ix s. vj d. of the quhilk thair salbe gevin to the wardane j obb … and to the cunȝoure … ii d. j obb —(2) 1532 Linlithgow B. Ct. 31 Oct.
At the kyrk dur xxiij li. xv s. x d. ob.
