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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1599
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Prop(e, v.2 Also: propp-. [MDu., MLG proppen to cram, stuff full. Cf. MLG proppe a missile for a gun.] tr. To load (a gun). — 15.. King Berdok 38.
Thay … proppit gunis with bulettis of raw daich
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