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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1601, 1676
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Poindit, -ed, ppl. adj. [Poind v. 2 b.] Distrained (goods). — 1601 Criminal Trials II 351.
One of the officeris … having rowping at the croce of Edinburgh certane poindit geir 1676 Fountainhall in M.P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III 61 (see Poind n. 1 sing. (3)).
Poinded goods
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