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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DAITER, n. A rare Ork. form of Eng. daughter.Ork. 1910 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc. III. i. 29:
Na, I cinna tell dee whin Tammy gaed tae da mill, bit he married Margid Cloustan . . . da daiter o' Billy o' Skithwee.
