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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475-1513, 1574-1663
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Car, n. Also: caar, carr. [ME. carre (Wyclif), ONF. carre, late L. carra. See also Kar.] A cart or wagon. Also attrib. with draucht, gait, graith, syde.c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 263.
On a caar unlikly thai him cast 1498–9 Acts Lords of Council II. 304.
[Six] carris full [of hay] 1513 Criminal Trials I. 88.
Four car sadillis and carris a 1575 Hamilton & Campsie Test. I. 25.
For pleucht grayth, carris and harrowis … in the ȝeir 1578 Maxwell Mem. I. 312.
Twa drawin oxin, with … carris and car graith 1580 Edinburgh Testaments VIII. 61.
I leif to Andro my sonne the carris, kartis, pleuch and harrowis and treis about the hous 1588 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 124.
Reservand ane passage to be the rowme of ane cargait 1589 Ib. 137.
Ane merche stane of ane car dracht to be placit at everie half aiker end of the said commoun land 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI. 305.
[They] brak doun the vownis and caris quhairinto the saidis cornes wer caryit 1636 Edinburgh Testaments LVII. 259.
Item the carres and kar graith estimat to iiij lib. 1663 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 400.
Robert Carsill … with a great carr syd strok him upon the head
