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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1512, 1572, 1663
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Dreg(g)ar, Dregger, n. Also: dragger. [f. Dreg v.] A dredger. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 242.
Rank beggar, ostir dregar [M. dreggar], foule fleggar, in the flet 1572 Satirical Poems xxxiii. 306.
It is mair schame in burgh for to se beggers, Nor it is skaith in Crawmont to want dreggers 1663 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 338.
The draggers of oysters
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