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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DOMINSELL, n. Household goods, articles used in the home.Lth. 1710 A. Mackay Bk. Mackay (1906) 443:
Sheep, yows, wedders, rams, lambs, goats, kids, insight plenishing, outainsell, and dominsells.

[Corrupted form (poss. a misreading) of O.Sc. domicile, id., 1471, freq. in phr. utensil and domicile, from Lat. domicilium, a house, residence, the exact development of meaning being unclear. Poss. from an attrib. use of the word.]

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