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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375-1390, 1535-1564, 1641-1681
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Cars, Carse, n. Also: kars. [Of uncertain origin. See also Kers(e n.1] A carse, a stretch of land along the bank of a river. (Chiefly in place-names.)1292 Rotuli Sc. 13/1.
Johanni de Stryvelyn del Cars 1322 Facs. Nat. MSS. II. 18.
Vnam salinam … in kars apud Striuelyn1359 Exchequer Rolls I. 572.
De firmis de Ferycars 1359 Ib. 577.
De firmis del Cars de Buthkener 1362 Reg. Great S. 30/2.
Redditus terrarum de la cars infra vicecomitatum de Striuelyn 1390 Reg. Great S. (1814) 187/1.
Pro firmis terrarum baronie del Kars infra vicecomitatum de Strivelyne1535 Stewart 37091.
He … gaif to him the landis all of Erroll, Into the cars of Gowrie quhair tha la 1552 Holyrood Chart. 157.
Owre landis of Bowhous … lyand within our manis of the cars and barrony of the samyn 1564 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 48.
Them that … comitts inobedience agains the said lawes in Aberdeen and the Carse of Gowrie 1641 Acts V. 611/2.
The pendicles of the saides landes of Kersheid, commounlie callit the Merchrig, Cowlkers and vther carsis thairof 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. ii. 3.
When mires grew hard, … That men might through the carses ride
