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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1528-1529
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Quhithaus, n. (Quhite adj. and Hals n. 2. In later dial. as white hause (hass), s.v. Hause n. 8 (9) (a) ‘an oatmeal pudding stuffed in a sheep's gullet’ (SND).) — 1528 Household Bks. Jas. V App. 17.
Empt. quhithaus [pr. quhithans] 1529 Ib. 223.
Item empt. … in mugatis quhithausis [pr. quhithansis], iiij s.
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