A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Caucht,) kawcht, ppl. a. [Past pple. of Cach(e v.2] Caught, taken. —1492 Myll Spect. 274/17.
Socrates said, that wemen ar the nettis of kawcht men
