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Quotation dates: 1751
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†GROTT, n. A particle, a speck. Adj. grottey, full of specks, used in quots. in reference to the measles or worm-cysts found in diseased pork.Abd. 1751 J. Cranna Fraserburgh (1914) 47:
The three legs [of pork] libelled which were found to be full of leiper grotts and none of it famous for being disposed to sell.Abd. 1751 J. Cranna Fraserburgh (1914) 46–47:
The defender, shaking off all regard of the laws of the land, sold and disposed, upon the oath of those present, three legs of grottey and leiper pork.
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