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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1684
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Mislabourer, n. [Labourar n.] One who cultivates (land or particular land) badly, a bad or inefficient cultivator. — 1684 Glamis Bk. Record 10.
The tenendrie … were a race of evill doers, desolate fellowes and mislabourers of the ground
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"Mislabourer n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/mislabourer>
