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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Castin, Casten, ppl. a. [Late ME. casten (1493), p.p. of Cast v.] Cast off or away; cast down.1533 Boece vi. ix. 205.
Ane castin woman of Pichtis blude in familiare seruice with the quene 1580 (1650) Dundee B. Laws 121.
Except that both m[aste]r and mariner … be content to shott and contribute of … casten guides 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1671) 140.
A casten-down and contrite heart
