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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gate, n.² Also: get. [ME. gate, OE. gát, or late var. of Gait n.] A goat. Also as pl. and attrib. with skin, woll. 1516 Fam. Kilravock 191.
Gatis, … baris, … yong swine 1533 Boece iii. xii. 109.
The ilis aboundit … in schepe, nolt, hors, gate [etc.] Ib. xiii. iv. 504.
Scheip, gate, and siclike 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 118 (R).
Sum glasteris, and thay gang at al for hate [v.r. gait, gayt] woll c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5629.
The angellis sall thame separate, As hird the scheip doith from the gate a1500 Henr. Fab. 737 (B).
Vndir a tre he saw a trip of gate [v.r. gait] a1585 Polwart Flyt. 608 (T).
In Argyle with the gate he ȝeid amange glennis 1591 Crim. Trials I. ii. 246.
The Dewill … with ane blak baird stikand out lyke ane gettis baird 1623 Edinb. Test. LII. 61 b.
1^m ij^c xxxij get skines at xxxv li. the hundrethe 1644 Spalding II. 312.
[A levy] on all calfis or gates of xl s. price the peice or above, … iiij s.