Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1743
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†WALD, n.1 Also uald (see Strae, n., 1. (21)). Dyer's rocket, Reseda luteola, which yields a yellow dye.Sc. 1743 R. Maxwell Select Trans. 368:
For every Pound of Yarn allow three fourths of a Pound good English Wald.
