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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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Perch-plait, n. [Mod. Eng. perch-plate (1794); Perch n.2] ? A metal plate reinforcing in some way the perch or centrepole connecting the rear- and front-carriages of a four-wheeled vehicle. —1692 Foulis Acc. Bk. 147.
For … a perch plait a mainshekell [etc.]

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