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Early popular poetry of Scotland and the northern border choose

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[Scot] Pedder Coffeis in Laing Early Pop. Poetry Scotland II 69: Ane curloreouss coffe, that hege-kraper, He [...] takis a faik, Betwixt his dowblett and his jackett.
at hedge-creeper (n.) under hedge, adj.
[Scot] Ane Ballat of Matrymonie in Laing Early Pop. Poetry Scotland II 77: He bad them then go pyke them home.
at pike, v.1
[Scot] Ane Ballat of Matrymonie in Laing Early Pop. Poetry Scotland II 76: She [...] pylled the barke even of hys face With her commaundements ten.
at ten commandments (n.) under ten, adj.
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