Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PANT, n.3 A bundle or horse-load, specif. of bark used for tanning; a sack for this.Ags. 1762 Session Papers, Bell v. Liston (13 Sept.) 5, 10:
A small difference, sometimes of one stone, and sometimes of two stones in the pant, or horse-load drawn in a cart. . . . The ordinary weight of each pant was betwixt 20 and 30 stone. . . . The pants in which the bark is carried are sometimes very tore . . . The bags in which the bark is carried are sometimes very much torn.
