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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1894
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AULDSTER, n. Sc. form of colloq. Eng. oldster.Ags. 1894 A. Reid Sangs 73, 108:
The auldsters [wad] be ruin't, gin he was to dee . . . Syne wi' guidwill the auldsters greed To lat by-ganes alane.
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"Auldster n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Jun 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00087763>
