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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1488
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(Pine pig,) Pyne pig. (Pig n.2 Cf. 19th c. Sc. pint pig earthenware vessel used as a money box (Aberdeen), of which, SND. conjectures, ‘this may be orig. a corruption’ (SND, s.v. Pint n. Combs. and phr. 2). Cf. also Pine n.1 5.) —1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 79.
Deliuerit … to the thesaurare … in a pyne pig of tyn … [285] angellis … [188] ridaris … vnicornis [980] … nobilis [etc.]
