Obs. Also 6 eschellit. [a. OF. eschellette, mod.F. échelette, dim. of échelle ladder.] A small ladder.
1578. in T. Thomson, Inventories (1815), 256 (Jam.). Ane eschellit schod with yron without ane bolt. Ibid., 258. Ane eschellett schod without ane bolt.