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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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S(c)halder. Varr. of Chalder n. (the measure of capacity). —1569 Edinb. Test. I 323.
Of aittis … aucht schalderis four bollis ane firlat c1604 Dundee Shipping P. 81.
Fayf schalder collis 1618 Haddington Corr. 137.
Fourskore a shalderis wittuall
