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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1768
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FAULTER, v. refl. To entangle oneself, catch oneself up in a noose or coil of rope.Rnf. 1768 Session Papers, Petition J. Bartholomew (22 Jan.) 24:
When she had it as a pet, she tethered it and it faultered itself about a tree, and broke one of its horns.
[Variant of Mid.Eng. falter, to entangle, of uncertain orig. ? Cf. O.N. faltrask, to be troubled or perplexed, to hesitate.]
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