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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1557-1673
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Bark hole, n. Also: bark hoill. [Bark n.1] A tanner's bark-pit. 1557 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts II. 40.
[A tenement with yards and pits commonly called] lymehollis and barkhollis 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I. 143.
Sevin daker foure hydis in the barkhoill 1583 Ib. XIII. 47.
In James Watsoun bark hoillis xx hydis v skynnis 1608 Criminal Trials II. 562.
Ressetting and awa, taking of tuell hydis furth of ane barkhoill 1656 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 337.
The haill tanners qwha hes thair bark holis in the burne 1673 Glasgow Chart. II. 362.
[A back tenement of land, with yard and] lymnhollis, barkhollis, steiphollis and a bark loft
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