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Scheret, -at, n. Also: scherr-, cher(r)-; scheir(r)-; s(c)hir(r)-; (schor-) and -it(t, -ett-, -att-; scharet; schearet(t, scheard; cherit(t. [Var. of Scherald n., with altered ending. After c1535, the chief form.For another instance of the change of final -ld to -t, see Awald n.]

A turf, a sod.(a) 1533 Boece 560.
Robert … kest depe and large fowsyis and pottis. … In thame he strake scharp staikis covering the samyn with grene scherettis 1531 Bell. Boece II 33.
Ilk man to win als mony scherettis on the ground as he micht beir, to mak ane gait throw the mos Ib. 322.
Quhare we leif on the rutis of herbis in simer, and castis scherettis … to sustene our liffis in the winter 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 72.
For tua dosane of scherattis to lay on the said flaggis upon the une heid 1535 Stewart 49950.
Trynchis gart mak … And couerit syne the grene scheretis abone 1538 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 222.
[For] bering of erdis to the said buttis and binkis, certane scherattis laying in thaim Ib. 225.
For certane cherattis leding and casting … to be layit in certane chalmer fluris 1552 St. A. Links 2.
All maner of rycht and possessioun … of the saidis linkis … in … casting and lading of divattis and scherettis 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. II 45.
For scheratts and devatts, ix s. 1566 Edinb. B. Rec. III 224.
[Six persons] to ansuer for breking of thair commoun mvir and … casting of divett and scherettis 1570 Crail B. Ct. MS 25 Oct.
For xij^c dewotis to the skouile … for scheratis iiij s. a1578 Pitsc. I 336/9.
Ane faire palice … ; The fluir laid witht greine cherittis [I. scheirrittis, 1728 scharets] 1587 Carmichael Etym. 8.
A turf, deuet or scheret 1591 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 435.
Faill & scherrettis to the counsell hous ȝaird 1594 Ib. 538.
Cherrettis 1605 Tailor's Acc. Bk. A 36b.
Depursit in beiting of the hous … twa hundreith cherits xl s.(b) 1558 Edinb. Old Acc. I 272.
For casting and leding of ij^c scheiratts till the skaffetts for latting of dyn to be maid be the playars feit 1565 Ib. II 206.
v dosone of scheirettis [for a garden] a1578 Pitsc. I 336/9 (I) (see (a) above).
Scheirrittis(c) 1574 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 42.
Ane hundreth faill & nyne dosane of schirrettis to the ȝeird 1654 Sc. N. & Q. I 174.
4 disone of shirats [pr. shirals] for riging of the said hous, 12 s.(d) a1578 Pitsc. (1728) 146 (see (a) above).
Scharets(e) 1644 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 5b.
For casting & leading of schearettis, 8 s., … for half ane hundrethe scheardis, £1(f) 1590 St. A. B. Ct. 26 June.
For straw thak schorattis and workmanschip for mendyng and theking of the chalmer