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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1546-1587, 1640
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Inman, n. [In adj.] A town's man. — 1546 Perth Hammermen 57.
Als free as ony inman 1587 Dundee B. Laws 477.
Gif ony off thame [sc. the hammermen] tak vpon [them] to deliver … smiddy colis … to ony outman or inman with the wattir mett
b. ? A servant whose work is mainly confined to the farm-house and steading, or ? a resident servant: cf. Inservant. - 1640 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 210.
Ather thair sonnes dochteris servandis cottaris inmen inwemen or boyis
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