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: 1512
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Uncorkit, p.p. [18th c. Eng. uncorked (1791) not fitted or stopped with a cork; Corkit ppl. adj.] Of shoes: Not fitted with cork heels or soles. —1512 Treasurer's Accounts IV 214.
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