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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bot, Bott, n. Also: boit(t. [Of obscure origin; not a normal variant of bolt or bat.] A bolt.(a) 1491 Treas. Acc. I. 184.
For a bot of irne, and leyd, and til a masson to mak a hoylle and put the bot in 1532 Ib. VI. 49.
For ane bott of irne and leid to ȝett the samyn to the compt hous durre 1534–5 Linlithgow Pal. 323.
For lxxviiij bottis to the trest feit of the gret hall [etc.] 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 144.
For ane stane … of greit irne wark, viz. crampetts, steiroppis, and botts 1558 Rentale Dunkeld. 359.
For ane chenȝe of yrne, ane lok and bottis vith ringis to the bottis 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 139.
Ane bot that beris togidder the pulpit fit 1575–6 Lanark B. Rec. 71.
For ane stain to set the tolbuith burd … for leid to be ane bot thairto 1597 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 645.
Half a stane of leid to rin in the botis of the pomp 1626–7 Peebles B. Rec. 415.
For tua staippillis and tua bottis of ierne and for ane poind of leid(b) 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 263.
Ressavit … iiij grit boitts to the clus, weyand vj pund Ib. 446. 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 126.
Ane ke with ane irin boit to the duiris
b. Attrib. with cruke, hole. 1535 M. Works Acc. IV. 74.
ix pare bot crukis 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 360.
To ane masoun for wourking of the bott hollis 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 122.
To twa masouns … for making of bothollis in the pillar
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