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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sta(l)kit, adj. Also: stalked, staket, stalkitted. [Sta(l)k n. 3.] a. Of a candlestick or chandelier: Branched, having (a number of) branches. b. Of a candlestick, glass, etc.: Stemmed, having a stem. Some instances may belong in a.a. 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 48a.
With ane iii staket chandeller c1600 Sanderson Mary Stewart's People 133.
Ane thrie staket chandlerb. 1628 Edinb. Test. LIV 292.
Thrie stalkit bras chandleris at xxx s. the peice … ane hanging chanler 1638 Edinb. Test. LVIII 313b.
Certane long stalkit beir glasis 1654 Edinb. Test. LXVII 219.
Tua hinging brese chandleris & tua stakit ones 1658 Edinb. Test. LXIX 180.
Ane doisson of stalkitted chandlers 1661 Edinb. Test. LXX 154b.
Fourtene stalked bras chandleris
