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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Muscatere, -eir, Musqueteir, Muskiteir, n. Also: muscatier, -kateir; -quetier, -eer. [e.m.E. muscat(t)ier (1590), -ketier (1598), -queteer (1663), mosquettier (1590): cf. Muscater.] A musketeer. 1614 Melrose P. I. 148.
The castell beliggered … with muscatieres within houssis 1625 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 2.
The muscateres … the pickmen 1627 Kelly Pallas Armata 3 a.
The armes of a musquetier offensiue are a musquet, the barrell of the length of foure foote 1639 Baillie I. 212.
His constant guard was some hundreds of our lawers, musqueteers under Durie and Hope's command 1640 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 133.
That ilk paroche send ane musqueteir to Kirkcudbryt 1644 Aberd. Council Lett. II. 364.
Some muskateirs and sojors 1644 Inverness Rec. II. 184.
The best, maist resolute and best trained muskateiris 1646 Baillie II. 421.
Five ratt musqueteers c1650 Spalding I. 142.
The tounes muskiteires Ib. II. 498.
With a guard of muskateirs Ib. 349. 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 166.
A company of his muscateirs