A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1500
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(Powter,) Powtter, v. [Frequent. of Powt v., common in the mod. Sc. dial.: cf. e.m.E. poder (? 1530), potter (1573), appar. f. pote v., whence Powt v.] tr. To push, poke or prod repeatedly. —c1500 Interl. Droich 74 (see Powt v.).
