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Quotation dates: 1730
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†QUARRANT, n. A kind of raw-hide shoe worn in the Highlands in the 18th c. Gael.n.Sc. c.1730 E. Burt Letters (1754) II. 86:
Some I have seen shod with a kind of Pumps, made out of a raw Cow-hide, with the Hair turned outward, which being ill made, the Wearer's Feet looked something like those of a rough-footed Hen or Pigeon: these are called Quarrants, and are not only offensive to the Sight, but intolerable to the Smell of those who are near them.
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