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OUTWINTER, v. To keep cattle out of doors throughout the winter. Gen.Sc.
Hence outwinterer, a cattle animal kept outside all winter. Cf. Winterer.Sc. 1772 A. Hunter Georgical Essays (1803) IV. 351:
Out-winterers, as they are called, or cattle kept out all winter.Fif. 1938 St. Andrews Cit. (15 Oct.) 11:
Outwintering cattle in Fife.Abd. 1964 Huntly Express (3 Jan.) 6:
The ootwintered kye will rive't up fine.
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