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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1663
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Brick, n. [Variant of Brik n.] A portion or division (of land). — 1663 Acts VII. 516/2.
All and haill the lands called Wester Caimes … with the bricks of lands vnderwritten, viz. that brick of land lyand north and south consisting of fourtein rigs [etc.]
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"Brick n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/brick>
