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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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(Contributer,) Contrabuitter, n. [e.m.E. contributer, -utour (1531).] A contributor. —1681 Ann. Banff I. 160.
That the horse raise is lyk to decay, thair being no diligence done against the contrabuitters thairto
