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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420
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Skalt hows, n. Var., ? erron. or ? metathetic, of Sclate-hous n. 1420 Liber Aberbr. II 53.
Richard Jhonson skalt hows in the quhilkis duellis Nichol Plumber
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