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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Wele dantonit,) Weill dantonit, ppl. adj. [Dantoned ppl. adj.] Of a horse: Properly broken-in. —c1575 Balfour Pract. 554.
Eschete in movabillis … ane undantonit horse … castis the rider … quhairthrow he … drownis, the horse sould pertene to the king be ressoun of eschete: Bot gif ony man, rideand upon ane tame and weill dantonit horse, causis him to tak the water, be scharpnes of the spurris, and swa … happinis to drown, that horse sall not be eschetit
