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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1604
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Tangit, n. (? Misreading for tangil, Tangle n.) — 1604 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 129.
For the trubling James Louttit … and giffing him thrie straikis with ane tangit or than with ane ox pintill
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