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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1566-1612
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Watschod(e, -schot, Wodschott, We(i)tschot, n. Also: wodschod, wetschott, we(i)tschod, wedschot. [ME and e.m.E. waget, wachet(t (all Chaucer), watchet (1530), wetshode (1536), wattshode (1598), OF wachet.] Some sort of fabric, freq. described as blue. Also attrib.with claith.(a) 1566 Treasurer's Accounts XII 26.
Ane elne of blew wodschott 1575 Dumfries B. Ct. 20 March.
vj ells … of wodschod coft be Schir Johne Tailȝor(b) 1572 Edinburgh Testaments II 240a.
Ane pece watschod(c) 1572–3 Treasurer's Accounts XII 339.
vj elnis blew Inglis wetschod to be hois and coit 1575 Treasurer's Accounts XIII 83.
To James Innes … thre elnis wetschott for his breikis 1583 Edinburgh Testaments XIII 44a.
Ane pece of blew weitschot 1586 Edinburgh Testaments XVI 213b.
Wetschot 1595 Edinburgh Testaments XXIX 58a.
Ane pair of breikis of blew wedschotattrib. 1582 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 168.
xx s. for ane eln of watschode claith 1602 Treasurer's Accounts MS 196b.
Inglis watschot claith to be ane fals covering to this sadill 1612 Edinburgh Testaments XLVII 146a.
Four ellis … weit schod blew claytht
