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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†CATSHERD, n. Cataract of the eyes (see quot.). Cf. Catrick.Bnff. 1880 J. F. S. Gordon Chron. of Keith 61:
The person who first saw the act (viz. the cat leaping over a corpse) would become blind with Catsherd.