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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HEIDSTER, n. The leading hand in a fishing boat, next in authority to the skipper, the mate (Bnff. 1956).Abd. 1950 Banffshire Jnl. (1 Aug.):
An' o' coorse, me bein' heidster, and neist tae the skipper, I had that muckle siller I notna gae back for a gey lang file.