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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1589-1673
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Stok-card(e, n. Also: stoke-, stock- and -caird. [e.m.E. stockcard (1562); Stok n.1 and Card n.2] A large card for wool, hemp, etc. fastened to a wooden support.1589 Edinburgh Testaments XXI 168.
xxx pair of stok cairdis price of the pair xvj s. 1611 Edinburgh Testaments XLVI 277.
Tua pair stok cairdis 1623 Peebles Gleanings 16.
Ane pair of stock cairdis, ane pair of woll cairdis 1625 Edinburgh Testaments LIII 114b.
Ane paire of stoke cairdis and tua pair of hand cairdis 1644 Edinburgh Testaments LX 376b.
Ane pair of stok cairdis pryce thairof xxx s. 1673 Leith Customs 32.
1 pair stock cairds
