Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SEATER, n. Also seetera, zeetery, zeeturi. In children's counting-out rhymes: the number seven (Sc. 1915 P.S.A.S. XLIX. 281).
[Ad. Welsh saith, seven. See notes to Daover, Hecturi, Lecturi.]