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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Strower,) Strawer, n. [e.m.E. strower (a1593); Strow(e v.] In fig. context: One who scatters or disseminates (goods) freely; a squanderer. — 1460 Aberd. B. Rec. I 405.
Na induellande … [to] tak in wed ony gudis that Wat Cutlaris wife bryngis … becaus at scho is knawin a strawer of her husbandis gudis
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