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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Over-, Owerloft, n. Also: ov'r-, ovir-, owir- and -laft. [Later var. of Ourloft n. (Cf. also Overlope.)] = Ourlop n. Also attrib. 1533–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 66.
Thair guidis to be furit in France … frie of all vther expenssis except prymegilt, and that the owerloft be frie 1564 Reg. Privy C. I. 281.
That the schippis be borit and the sey wattir to haif interes into thame, to the owirloft 1587 Carmichael Etym. 33.
Forus, the overloft of a ship 1590 Welwod 67.
Ouerloft 1590 Cal. Sc. P. X. 354.
At last tuik ws ane and ane upoun the owirloft, and tirrit us nakit (1466) Acts (1597) i. 49 b.
Ouer-loft 1600 Melvill 168.
The bott wanting ane owerlaft, the seall was cassen ower hir ta end 1622-6 Bisset II. 205/21.
Overloft 1611-57 Mure Dido & Æneas iii. 278.
O that I had their shipps once set on fire, And ov'rlofts all with flaming firebrands fill'd 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 228.
Pwtis [powder] betwixt the ovir laftis [pr. lastis] and … blew them all into the seisattrib. 1504 Treas. Acc. II. 285.
vj bawkis and ix ouerloft bawkis to the said schip