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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Muscater, Musketter, Muskit(t)er, n. Also: mus-, mwskatter. [e.m.E. musketer (1604), F. mousquetaire.] A soldier, also a retainer, armed with a musket; a musketeer.(a) 1614 Melrose P. 147.
Muscaters plantit aboute the dyks of the gairdine 1615 Crim. Trials III. 311.
He went never … abrod … without the convoy of fiftie muscaters 16.. Hist. Kennedy 47.
Me lord … with xx mwskatteris with him wes at the Lady-Corse befoir the laird 1629 Linilthgow B. Rec. 20 Mar.
To be maid burges and frieman as muskatter wit[h] staff bandeleris and suord(b) 1625 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 293.
Musketter(c) 1615 Melrose P. 604.
Muskiteris 1640 Anal. Scot. I. 383.
Muskitteris 1652 Hist. Fragm. I. 24.