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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Catar, Cater, n. Also: catare, -arr, -arh, cattar, kattair; catharre, -arie (?); cater, catter. [e.m.E. catar(re, -arrhe, catterrhe, OF. catarre, -erre, L. catarrhus.] Catarrh, rheum, rheumatism.(a) c1500 Rowll Cursing 66 (B).
The kanker and the kattair 1531 Bell. Boece I. 223.
Be lang infimitie generit of catare 1533 Boece vi. ix. 204 b.
Fincormak … be ane rewme and catar deceissit Ib. ix. xi. 313 b.
Hereapoun followit ane fevir throw lang rest corruptit be ane catarr 1569 Events Q. Mary & Jas. VI. 25.
I maye nocht weill wryte … for ane guit or cattar quhilk is in to my hand 1568 Buch. Indict. 39.
The house … wes evill ayrit and wald be the occasioun of rewmes and cattaris a1605 Montg. Flyt. 326 (T).
The skunnering cattaris and hartskaid remanis 1600-1610 Melvil 497.
In my hand began to beall A crewall catarh 1615 Highland P. III. 302.
A catharre or some other distemperature(b) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 51.
Gravellis, caterris, and siclike maladyis, cuming throw distemperance of cauld and donk humouris Ib. II. 91.
Ane immoderat flux of catterre fel in his throte and chaftis 1549 Compl. 37/7.
Euyl accidentis … as caterris, hede verkis, ande indegestione Ib. 57/5.
Fluxis, caterris, collic and gut 1580 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 253.
He is presentlie vesseit … with seknes and infermite of catter in his hed