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Quotation dates: 1496-1685
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Car-sadil, n. Also: car saddill, seddill, saidle; cair sadil, sedil; kar sadil, kars sadill, kersadle. [Car n.] A cart-saddle. 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 284.
Giffin to Dande Achinsone, to by hamys and kar sadillis to the King 1496 Ib. 299.
For a carsadil in Langtoun 1513 Ib. IV. 514.
vj dosane cair sadillis grathit 1540 Acts Lords of Council MS. XIII. 119 b.
Sleddis, crelis, … carseddillis 1567 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 315.
Ane pleuch cowter, … , ane kars sadill 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII. 293.
Thrie car saddillis 1625 Ib. LIII. 114.
Ane pair of hochames and ane cair sedill 1646 Ib. LXII. 58.
Furneist cairts with car saidles, traces, and hames 1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII. 367.
In the workhorse stable … 8 ker-sadles
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