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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1560
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(Schellfull,) Schelfull, n. [S(c)hell n.] As much as a (? sea-)shell will hold, i.e. a very small amount. Only fig. — 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 2057.
Thay will … gar ȝow traistly trow Quhilk is not worth ane schelfull of credence
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