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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1458-1507, 1597-1598
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Bone-pleuch, n. In pl. bone-, bondpluys; bone, boyne plewis, bon plowes. [Bone n.1 2.] Ploughs employed in doing unpaid tenant service. 1458 Exchequer Rolls VI. 425.
Pro sulcacione et aratura factis in dicta grangia per bonepluys 1459 Ib. 579.
Per bondpluys 1506–7 Rentale Dunkeld MS. 20 b.
Et lie boyneplewis aran[tes] pratum in cibo & potu x s. a1598 Ferg. Prov. 38.
He that lippins to bon plowes [v.r. bone plews] , his land will ly ley
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