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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1628-1629
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Scheater, n. (?) — 1628–9 Edinb. B. Rec. in Mill Mediæval Plays 210.
Twa thrissellis for the nether bow staige and ane scheater to the pirameit
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