A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Raser,) Raiser, -or, n.2 [? e.m.E. raser one who rases (1581), f. rase Ras(e v.1, also = to demolish, level with the ground.] ? A form of ammunition designed to break down masts, rigging, etc. (tr. by Du Bartas as bouletz-ramez bar-shot). —1581-1623 James VI Poems I 235/305.
Uith boulettis raisoris [v.r. raisers] chainis & naylis that from thaire peicis fleu
