Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1929-1934
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SQUATTER, v.2 Appar. in nonce usages:
1. To act like a squatter, to take illegal possession of an abode, to settle without permission.wm.Sc. a.1930 N. Munro Looker-on (1933) 208:
Them starlin's is buildin' their nests just straight above the ootside door, and some o' them's squatterin' awa' already in ablow the roof. I'll soon shift them!
2. tr. To squat upon (something), sit clumsily on (something). A nonce usage, phs. partly associated with 1. and Squatter, v.1Kcd. 1934 L. G. Gibbon Grey Granite 218:
The great Dundee-Aberdeen buses squattering the ancient tracks of the Howe.
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