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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Huddro(u)n, Hudderon, n. Also: -oune, -one, hudron, -ring, hutheron. [Etym. unknown.] A young heifer; the skin of one. (See also Belly-huddroun.) 1592 Acts III. 579/1.
The transporting … off … hudderonis and kid skynnis 1605 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 230.
Under the pains of … xxxij s. [for] ilk mairt or huddroun 1646 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 509/2.
To geive my Lord Annandail's man that brocht the hutheron 1649 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 541.
Rosted muttoun, lambs, veales or hudderon 1659 Lanark B. Rec. 173.
The lamb … to pay ij d., the scheip iiij d., the coldnach or hudron vj d. … for thair stance in the flesch mercat 1669 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 120.
The magistratis … discharges the fleschouris to kill any mutton or hudron on the hie streit 1698 Lanark B. Rec. 262.
Ilk hudring with the hyde, 4 d.

b. Attrib. with skin, veal. 1611 Brechin Test. III. 220.
Tuentie barkit huddrone skins appointit to be skalbert of suordis 1642 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII. 17.
The trone pund of the best hudrone veill 1687 Elgin Rec. I. 343.
Each huddrone weall tuo schillingis