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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1612
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Stread, v. [? Tread (Trad(e v.) with prosthetic s.] tr. ? To tread or walk on. —1612 Inverness Rec. II 89.
[They] sall call befoir them all such persoins as sall stread thois passage or vther wayis sall mak thois hie wayis by … casting ditches or fowssies … to be … noysome [etc.]