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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1554-1555
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Spaikin na(i)ll, n. (? Var. of spikin nale (see Spikyn(g n. or Spelkin nale).) — 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I 151.
xl greit spaikin naillis, price of the pece iiij d. 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I 151.
For plancheour nallis, garroun nallis and spaikin [pr. sparkin] nallis … to mend the standing grayth xij s. vj d.
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