A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Standup, n. [Stand v.] a. ? A vertical post or structural member. b. ? A piece of furniture or the like at which a person would stand. —1532 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. v (Elphinstone v. Innes).
[To restore, being stolen] the lofting of the said chalmer with xiiij greit geistis and ane vndirgeist with iiij standvppis —b. 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 16 Oct.
The best meitburd in the … hall with benkis & standvpis
