A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Apply, n. [Cf. Applyv. and Ply n.]
1. Plight, state, condition. —a1500 Sir Eger 1433.
They found him [the steed] in a good apply
2. Application. —1681 Colvil Whigs Supplic. i. 68.
On singulars we will not harp, For the apply will be to sharp
