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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dusson(e, -oun(e, n. Also: dussowne, -un, dws-, dusoun; duson, duzone, -zeon; deusoun, duisun. [Variants of dussane Dusan(e. For the ending cf. Dison(e, Disson(e, Dosoun, Dousoun.] A dozen.(a) 1495 Halyb. 87.
iij dussone off powdir weschall with chargoris 1511 Treas. Acc. IV. 272.
Foure dusson of wirrellis with diamontis 1512 Ib. 327.
Ane dussone barrit boltis 1594–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 59.
Ane dussone buistis of confeittis 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 162.
Auchtene dussone of Frenche small conterfute buttounes of gold 1621 Brechin Test. IV. 12.
In the loft … ten dusson cunnynge skins 1645 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 43.
Ane dussone of tune trencheours 1664 St. A. Baxter Bks. 130.
The gryt abuis … among the bretherin of this traid by giueing ane leaff to the dussone(b) 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. 242.
ij dussoun of brasyn pottys 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II. 83.
Ane dussoune of pultre 1588 St. A. Test. II. 95 b.
Thre dussoun worsat canteilȝeis 1614 Soc. Ant. X. 224.
xxv dussoun of canues to be cors and bonet of ane main saill … at iij li. ilk dussun 1633 M. Works Acc. XXV. 3 b.
For ane dussoun of beiring creills 1658 Edinb. Test. LXIX. 179.
xx dussoune of broad lipped plaittis(c) 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 258/2.
iiij dusone pultre 1559 Haddington Acc. MS.
For iij duson daillis to cleyth the sentreis 1614 Dundee Shipping L. 248.
Thrie scoir duzone of irone patts 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Sewin dusone of lining serwits 1658 Brechin Test. VI. 163 b.
Ane duzone of cuning and footmairt skines(d) 1530 Reg. Soltre 156.
Ane dusoun of rachtaris to double the yhet 1550 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 451.
Sex dusoun capones, sex dusoun pultre 1583 St. A. Test. II. 1 b.
Ane hundreth elnis of midling claith onwrocht; … aucht dwsoun of war claith onwrocht(e) 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 301.
Within thir duisun or sexten yheris 1561–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 401.
For ix deusoun of sand and ane halfe