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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAT-BAR, Katbar, n. “A bar that fastens that half of a door which does not contain the lock” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.); “a hinged iron bar that closes one leaf of a two-leaved door” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., katbâr). Cf. Catband, n., 1, supra.
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