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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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(Quhote,) Whote, Whoot, adj. (n.). [Late ME and e.m.E. whote (c1440), whoot(e (15th c.), varr. of hote, hoot, Hote adj.] Hot. = Hat(e adj. — c1590 Fowler I 88/63.
The burning boyling feaveris whote c1590 Ib. 269/6.
These whoot sighs
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"Quhote adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/quhote>
