Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1894
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†COMPORTURE, n. An itinerant vendor of religious books, a colporteur.Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick xiii.:
If ye were keen o' readin', an' the papers didna content ye, there was the comporture aye gaun roun', an' ye could buy a buik oot o' his pack.
