Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHATTER, v.1 Sc. variant form and usages of Eng. chatter: to chirp, of a bird; to rattle, of a pane of glass, a carriage window, etc. (Cai. 1904 E.D.D.). See S, letter, 6.Sc. c.1700 J. Maidment Ballads (1868) 13:
To hear the gowdspink shattering.