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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1573
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Muscatt, n. (A nickname: cf. e.m.E. musk(e)-cat(te (1551), musket (c 1566), muscat (1601), muskat, (1) a musk-deer or a civet-cat, (2) a a term of reproach to a fop: cf. Must-cat.) —1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 306.
Arch. Scott callit the muscatt
