Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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LATTER FAIR. 1. At Stirling in October (Old Style) (Slg. 1763 Caled. Mercury (10 Oct.) 484); 2. At Dundee in September (Ags. 1831 Fife Herald (29 Sept.), 1890 J. D. Marwick Fairs 44, 1925 A. H. Millar Glimpses Old Dundee 54); 3. At Doune in Perthshire in November (Per. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 X. 1242, 1854 Laird of Logan 295).
[From latter, later, as being held among the last of a series of fairs or towards the end of the year.]
