Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1895
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¶SCAT, v. Ppl. scatted, cluttered, full to overflowing, littered.Per. 1895 I. MacLaren Auld Lang Syne 4:
As for inventions, the place is fair scatted up wi' them.