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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Sand-glas, n. Also: -glass(e. [e.m.E. sand(e) glass(e (1556). More often written as two words.] A sand- or hour-glass. = Glas n. 2 (4), Sand-hour n.As pl. also without inflexion.sing. 1540–1 Treas. Acc. VII 491.
Ane sand glas to mesour the houris witht, iij s. 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II 355.
Ane sand glas to sett besyde the freir in the polpet cost iiij s. 1600-1610 Melvill 273.
His book in the a hand and sand-glass in the uther 1622 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 144.
For ringing the bell and keiping the sandglas 1640 Dundonald Par. Rec. 465. 1680 Craven Ch. in Orkney 91.
A standing iron to the sand-glasse 1694 Boharm Kirk S. 25 March.
For making ane caise to the church sandglass 1697 Cramond Ch. Cullen 137.
For an iron standard to a sand glasse in the churchinfl. pl. 1505–6 Treas. Acc. III 180.
For tua sand glasses to the king, iiij s. viij d. 1506 Ib. 337, etc. 1615 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 356.
For tua sand glassis ane haill hour glas and ane half hour glas 1681 Blackness Customs 31b.
Tua creills containing sand glasses viz. ane eight hours: ane six hours: & ten four hours: six half hours & eightein half minutts glassesuninfl. pl. 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 454.
For iiij sandglas for hir [sc. the ship]