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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cautaire, n. [e.m.E. cautere (1534), F. cautère.] A cautery. —1587-99 Hume 106/121.
As the flesh is … burnt vp with the cautaire quhilk the chirurgien dois apply
