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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1549

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Tirduf, n. [Echoic.] A representation of a sound made by a small cannon. —1549 Complaynte of Scotland 42/16.
Quhar I sat I hard the cannons and gunnis mak mony hiddeus crak duf, duf, duf … the barsis and falcons cryit tirduf, tirduf, tirduf … than the smal artailȝe cryit tik tak, tik tak

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