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Harbry, n. Also: harbré, -ie. [Late variant of Herbry n.] = Harbery n.(1) c 1500 Rec. Earld. Orkney 423.
With hows and harbry 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1281.
Gif me harbrie [B. harbry], for Cristis pyne 1560 Rolland Seven S. 3465.
Heir I gif ouir … All merchandice, houshalding and harbrieattrib. 1592 Edinb. Test. XXIV. 213 b.
I leif my vther irne chymnay … to the harbrie hous; … to the same harbriehous ane kist(2) 1513 Doug. xi. x. 95.
It is a stellyng place and sovir harbry, Quhar ost in stail or enbuschment may ly 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. Pref. 94.
Leaving the heavinlie harbrie whair he satt(3) 1588 Ayr Chart. 55.
The said harbry, hevin and brig … is presentlie rwynous 1596 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 181.
For rasing of the suspensioune concernyng the harbry at Cumray 1614 Soc. Ant. X. 223.
For ane boit to tow the schip into the harbrie 1649-71 Lamont Diary 119.
Many small barkes … that perished, laying in harbrees
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