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61. Scottish adj.

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(a) Of Scottish nationality; found or produced in Scotland; characteristic of Scotland; also, as noun: Scottish people or soldiers; Scottish man; (b) Scottish king, king of Scotland; Scottish langage……

62. scot-nail n.

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A kind of nail; -- also coll. …

63. scot-sēm(e n.

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Coll. Nails of some kind, perh. clinch nails or small nails used for fastening laths; scot-sem nail, clavus de scot-sem, a nail of this kind. …

64. sneke n.

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A head cold. …

65. wiskid ppl.

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Entangled (in brambles). …

66. stuth n.

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A customary rent [see quots.]; shir-reve stuth, ?a payment to a sheriff for the expenses of his office [the combs. shir-reve toth & shir-reves teth s.v. shir-reve n. (d) should be changed to shir-reve……

67. stage adj.

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Of animal skins: dried by stretching, without seasoning; also, as noun: dried, unseasoned skins. …

68. stā̆terand adj.

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Staggering, tottering, stumbling; -- as term of abuse. …

69. stǒute n.

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In phrase: stoute and route, completely. …

70. thrat adj.

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?Swollen, enlarged; ?misshapen. …

71. pirī n.

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A storm, squall; a blast of wind. …

72. plǒuke n.

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A pustule, pimple. …

73. rōve n.(2)

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Coll. Metal plates for clinching nails; rove nail, nails used with a clinch plate. …

74. glōrien v.(2)

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To dirty or defile (sth.). …

75. shō̆t n.

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(a) A missile, such as an arrow, a dart, spear, cannon projectile, etc.; also fig.; -- often coll.; shot of honde, darts, javelins, etc.; casting shot, a missile; sheten (oute) shot; (b) coll. weapons……

76. swarlen v.

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To catch (sb. or sth.) in a noose or snare; ppl. suarled, tangled up. …

77. osete n.

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(a) A kind of cloth, probably woolen; also, a piece of such cloth; (b) an instrument used in making cloth, probably a loom under a certain size used in making this cloth. …

78. strēken v.(1)

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(a) To lie stretched out, be extended; refl. to extend over a given area; (b) to stretch out (one's limbs) in a recumbent position; ppl. streked, prostrate, prone; (c) to fall prostrate; (d) to lay……

79. scailen v.

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(a) Of persons: to separate, part company; scatter, disperse; (b) ben scailed, to be scattered or dispersed; (c) of vapor or smoke; to dissipate, disperse; (d) of hair: ?to disperse; ?flow or hang……

80. shọ̄n v.

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(a) To put shoes on (sb., oneself, a statue); provide (sb.) with shoes; also fig.; cover the feet of (sb. with sth.); also, cover (the feet with sth.); -- used fig.; hosen and shon; (b) ppl. shod……

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