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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Casay, Casy, n. Also: casa, casé, casey, cacie, kasey. [Variant of Calsay. Cf. Cassay n.] A piece of paving; the paved part of a street. 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 193.
To big the casay of the sayd wynd fornent thair awne landis 1627 Elgin Rec. II. 199.
Elspet Mertein and Ionet Reid compeirit for playing on the casa … on a fasting day 1636 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 67.
Given to the caciers for sex ruid of cacie in the Loch Wynd 1653 Lamont Diary 60.
Some of the English forces … had begune to draw severall lines alonge the casey of Cuper 1662 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 483.
The baillie … had agried with twa men … to keep the beggers aff the casy Ib. 489.
To lay casay at the Wast Port 1668 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 112.
Ilk inhabitant … sall heave the wynes & casies … made clean anent ther housses 1676 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 216.
That the deane of gild caus lay casayes from the heshmercat to the soap wark 1677 Paterson Ayr & Wigt. III. 257.
Kasey

b. Comb. with layer, maker. 1594–5 Misc. Spalding C. V. 118.
William Findlaye, casymaker 1669–70 Irvine Mun. II. 269.
Mor [ale] sent for to the casa layers 1681 Ib. 294.
To John Tasker case layer