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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1741-1815, 1930
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PASTER, n.1, v.1 Also pastre, pasture. [′pestər, ′pɑstər]
I. n. The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock and the hoof, the pastern (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl., pastre; Per., Ayr. 1915–26 Wilson). Gen.Sc. Also attrib., and transf. of the human ankle.Sc. 1777 Caled. Mercury (28 July):
A dark-grey Gelding . . . has a white ring round his near hind leg, a little above the pasture joint.Kcb. 1815 J. Gerrond Poems 94:
Up jumped a sprightly, lively lad, Weel finished at the paster.Bnff. 1930:
Yir foal his fine lang sma' pasters.
†II. v. Ppl.adj. pastered, as regards the pastern(s), “pasterned”.Sc. 1741 Caled. Mercury (3 Sept.):
A Brown Mare . . . very rough paster'd.
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