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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Decairt, -kairt, v. [f. cairt Cart n.1 or Cart v.1] tr. To unload from a cart. — 1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 300.
To … foure pyonaris that cairtit it [sc. irne]. Item, to tua men of the castell that decairttit it 1603 Reg. Great S. 517/2.
Cum potestate … cariandi et decariandi (kairt and dekairt)
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