A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1499
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Twynkin, n. [? Twyn(n adj. (n.).] ? Some kind of small, ? doubled over, loaf or roll. —14.. Burgh Laws c. 50 (A).
Baxtaris … sall mak quhyt bred & twynkinnis efter the custome of the toune
