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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Potegar, -iger, n. [Sc. altered form of Pothecar n. Cf. also Potingar.] An apothecary. —1560–1 Inverness Rec. I 48.
With ane sufficient testefecation of tway potegaris in Edynbruch 1658 Greyfriars Interments 326.
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