A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1621-1640
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(Chuser,) Chuiser, n. [f. Chus(e,v. Cf. Eng. chuser (17th c.).] A chooser. —1621-40 Melville Commonpl. Bk. 9.
Beggers must be no chuisers