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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Futefell, Fut(e)-, Fitfaill, n. Also: futefale, -fall, futfell, -fall, -foll, fitfell, -feall, footfaille. [App. f. Fute n. and Fell n.²] The skin of a lamb which has died soon after being dropped.(a) 1435 Exch. R. IV. 604.
De custuma 880 pellium que dicuntur futefellis 1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 397.
That na man by woll skynnis derar than x d., … the dusane of futfellis ii s. 1464 Peebles B. Rec. 150.
Nane suld pass outoutht the yettis of the town, nother to by hiddis, skynis, futfellis na lamskynis 1575 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 38.
The gyft vnder the greit seill, dischargeing the customes of futfellis and schorlingis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s. v. Bullion.
Ilk serplaith of futfelles, con[teining] 4000 1611 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 229.
Ane dussoun of futfellis, price of the peace thairof v s.(b) 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 143 b.
Sevintene futefaillis … thre lamb skynnis 1570 Conv. Burghs I. 23.
To mak ane supplicatioun … for discharging of the customes of scaldingis and schoirling and futefalis 1592 Acts III. 580/2.
Skynnis vndirwrittin callit in the vulgar tongue scorlingis, scaldingis, futefaillis [etc.] 1610 Brechin Test. II. .
Fut faillis, schorlingis, & calff skins(c) 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 203.
Two hundreth skynnis, … futfallis and lambskynis exceptit 1586 Conv. Burghs I. 213.
Customes of … schorlingis, scaldingis, futefallis, lentroun wairis(d) 1603 Stirling Merch. Guild 20.
Ilk thowsand fitfails vij d 1686 Glasgow Customs MS. 12.
Sixtine hundred fit fealls (e) 1630 Edinb. B. Rec. VII. 85.
That na rouche skynnis, shorlingis, or footfailles salbe skoirit, hoilet, or blaymit

b. sing. in collective sense. 1452 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 4.
Pellium … volgariter dictarum … futefell 1493 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 50.
j dusan futfale 1495 Halyb. 90.
Rasavit out off the samyn sek 125 futfell 1562 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 353.
Certane skynnis, sic as hog, scherling, futfaill, lamskyne, and wtheris 1577 Edinb. Test. V. 127.
Five dosane of futefaill, price of the dosane xvij s.

c. Attrib. with skin or lamb skin. 1535 Aberd. B. Rec. (J.).
vij dossund of futfaill skynnis 1567 Edinb. Test. I. ii b.
Threttie twa fitfaill skynnis 1580 Ib. VIII. 166.
Thrie hundreth … of futefaill lamb skynnis 1610 Brechin Test. II. 53 b.
Item futfaill lamskins 1617 Edinb. Test. XLIX. 284 b.
Tua hundreth fitfell skins 1650 Ib. LXV. 73.
Tua thowsand fitfaill skins