A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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(Scatt-fre,) Scat-free, adj. [Scat(t n. 4.] Not subject to scat. —1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 122.
By reason the masters of these houses did suffer a loss this way, they were declared to be scat-free
