Sc. and north. (now in form wark-). [f. WORK sb. + LOOM sb.1] A tool or implement, esp. one used in manual labor.

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c. 1425.  Noah’s Ark, in Non-Cycle Myst. Pl., 22/82. Unlusty I am … Worklooms for to work and weeld.

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1475–6.  Burgh Rec. Edin. (1869), I. 33. Gude and sufficiand graith and werkloumys.

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1513.  Douglas, Æneis, VII. xi. 82. The lust of all sic werklomis was adew.

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1570.  Levins, Manip., 161/34. A Worke loome, instrumentum.

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a. 1583.  Montgomerie, Flyting, 43. That warkloome quite [sc. a pen].

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1691.  Sir J. Foulis, Acc. Bk. (S.H.S.), 140. 4 pund steell for ye work loomes.

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1785.  Burns, Addr. to Deil, xi. The best wark-lume i’ the house.

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1796.  R. Gall, Tint Quey, 9. [He] gat his wark-looms a’ in tune, To ca’ some tackets in his shoon.

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