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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Overcasting, vbl. n. Also: ov'r-. [e.m.E. and ME. (1398).] a. Rough-casting. b. Of the stomach: Overturning, being upset; ? throwing up, vomiting. (Cf. Ourcast v. 3). —1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 116.
For xii faddome of towes to hing the cradle at the overcasting of Wallace tour
a1689 Cleland 44.
I must … get me hence Or spew … For … I was ne're so sore agasting To keep iny stomack from ov'rcasting

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