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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Colt, n.¹ Also: coult. [ME. colt(e, OE. colt, young ass or camel. See also Cowt n.] A young horse. 1424 Acts II. 4/2.
A wilde meir and hir folowar … a colt of thre ȝer and mare of eild 1460 Exch. R. VII. 26.
Pro pabulo sex equorum juvenum dictorum coltis domine regine a1500 Peblis to Play 54.
Ane ȝoung man stert in to that steid Als cant as ony colt a1568 Bann. MS. 135 a/20.
Ane colt of a gud stude happynnis to be best 1576 Edinb. Test. IV. 212 b.
Ane fillie and ane coult of thrie ȝeir auld

b. Attrib. with evill, foill (foal), heltir, silver, staig. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 295 (T).
The coirdis, the colt evill, the claspis, and the cleikis - 1603 Philotus xcvii.
Scho is a colt-foill, not a fillie — 1641 Acts V. 447/2.
That he [the horse] had ane rash colt-heltir in his heid — 1495 Reg. Great S. 478/2.
Illam custumam sibi hereditarie contingentem ex suo officio vicecomitatus de Forfar, vulgariter nuncupatam le colt et coltsilver primarum nundinarum burgi de Dunde 1542 Ib. 599/2.
Officium constabularie de Dunde … cum lie colt silver et custumis prime nundine de Dunde 1587 Ib. 485/2.
Lie colt-sylver et custumas the first fair de Dundie 1617 Ib. 629/1. — 1583 Edinb. Test. XII. 175 b.
He levis … to Johne McKie … the coult staig that he hes him self 1593 Ib. XXVI. 96 b.
Ane broun colt staig gangand with him self in the watter heid