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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crayar, Craar, Crair, n. Also: crayour, crayer, craare, craer(e. [e.m.E. crare, craier, crayer (c 1325), OF. craier, crayer, etc. See also Crear.] A small trading vessel.(a) c1420 Wynt. I. 1600.
Then wes na schype to sayle the se, Nowthir craere [C. craar], farkost, na galé 1447 Dundee Chart. 24.
Of ilk craare, busche, barge, and balangare, v s. 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 354.
Payit to William Brounhill [that] he laid doun to tua craaris for to pas in the Ilis quhen he wes thare 1533 Boece xii. x. 473 b.
Herald … in ane fischare craare remittit her to Northmandie 1543–4 Treas. Acc. VIII. 264.
For ane craar fraucht witht the artalȝe fra Dunde 1545 Ib. 371.
For lossing of an gret craar of collis cummin furth of Kynneill to Leith 1579 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 73 b.
That craar callit the lyon sauld … to the foirsaid Ihone 1594 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 113.
The Inglis beynis and peyis bocht … and being in twa Inglis craeris 1608 Bk. Carlaverock I. 314.
None … should transport … Lord Maxwell out of the country, in ship or craer(b) 14.. Acts I. 672/2.
Of a litill schip, that is to say a farcost or a crayour, an it cum with gudis helyt it sal pay ij d. 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 493.
To ane crayar to haif the watter on burd 1538 Ib. VI. 395.
For fraucht of ane crayar that past furtht of Kingorne to the Bas 1552 Reg. Privy C. I. 137.
Thair is diverse schippis, crayaris, and veschellis that ar laidin with quheit [etc.] 1563 Acts II. 543/2.
That na maner of persoun … transport … ony coillis be schip, crayar or ony bait or vther veschell 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 222.
The saids capitane … and his men come in twa crayaris a1651 Calderwood III. 97.
Captain Weemes, and a great part of his companie, sailling in a crayer, escaped(c) 1529 M. Works Acc. I. 6.
Enterit fra Culrois ane crair with v^xx aistlaris 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 145.
Henry Symsoun in Inuerkething, skipper of ane crair thairof 1586 Conv. Burghs I. 219.
Ilk skipper … of all schippis, boitis, and crairis 1601 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 219.
Quhan ony schipe or crair, small or gryt, cumis to the herborie