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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1790-1806, 1881

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‡CATTER, CATER, n.1 Money, cash (Mry.1 1925, catter). [′kɑtər]Mry.(D) 1806 J. Cock Simple Strains 130:
Mair hartsome days we've seen, my lad, And times far better; Whan routh o' Jobs were to be had, For ready Cater.Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 240:
He ne'er wad drink her health in water, But porter guid; And yet he's left a fouth o' cater, Now that he's dead.Ags. 1881 A. S. Watt Brothock Water 19:
With tears I'll leave my place o' birth, An' cross the sea in search o' catter.Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 63:
Ungratefu' sinner! think how aft I've fillt yer pouch wi' catter.

[Of same origin as O.Sc. catour, cater, a furnisher of provisions, a purveyor, from c.1450 (D.O.S.T.); a reduced form of acatour, Fr. acheter, to buy, pop.Lat. accaptare, to acquire, Lat. accipere, to take, to accept.]

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