A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Poir, nonce-adoption of F. poire a pear: cf. Pere n.2 —1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 46.
Great is the diversity amongs peirs their … .Theirs a wery delicious sort of poir they call the poir de Rosette … .They distinguise their peires into poirs de l'esté [etc.] Ib. 68.
Chastans, poirs, rosted geese
