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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HUTHERON, n. Also -in, hudderin, -one, hudro(u)n, and analogical form ¶holdren. A young heifer (Ags., Lth. 1808 Jam.). Also attrib. as in hudroun veal, “evidently used to signify veal that is fed on pasture, as opposed to that of a calf that has had milk only” (Lth. 1825 Jam.), veal of inferior quality; also simply hudron, hudderin, id., unwholesome meat (Abd., Lth. 1825 Jam.).Ags. 1718 R. Finlayson Arbroath Documents (1923) 30:
Each ox or cow to pay 1s., each sheep 4d., each calf 1d., each swine 8d., each holdren 6d., each lamb 2d.Gsw. 1725 Table of Dues of the Bridge, etc. of Gsw. (1 June):
Every dead Hutheron, or Cow, in or out.Gsw. 1758 Records Trades Ho. (Lumsden 1934) 432:
They were only to kill and sell sheep lambs and hutheron and not to encroach upon the priviledges of the incorporation in killing or vending of cows.