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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Scailȝer,) Skailyer, n. [Scailȝe n.] A slater. = scailȝeman, s.v. Scailȝe n. attrib. and comb. (1). —1618 Edinb. B. Rec. MS XII 265.
Sclaiter and skailyer