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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1590-1633
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Pix, n.2 (L. pix Pik n.1 = pitch.) — c1590 Fowler I. 224/7.
Transcendant sun … Quha liquefacts my spreits as fyre dois pix 1633 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II. 94.
This cuntrey … is not habill to afford … lynt, takle, pix, tar and such lyke necessities
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"Pix n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/pix_n_2>
