Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CORDAIN, n. Cordwain, Cordovan leather.Sc. 1904 Earl of Aboyne in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 235 A. vii.:
Her shoes was of the small cordain, Her stockings silken twisting.
