Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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†TELLER FAIR. At Drumblade in January (Abd. 1724 W. Macfarlane Geog. Coll. (S.H.S.) I. 86).
[From St Hilary of Poitiers, patron saint of the parish (14 Jan.).]