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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1697
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Whytlead, n. (Var. of Quhite-lede n.) —1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 215.
For lambleck 2 s. 6 d., whytlead … oyl of linseed … for the door and breist of the coatchhouse