scatt
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Noun[edit]
scatt (plural scatts)
- Obsolete spelling of scat (“tax, tribute”)
- 1863 November 23, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Musician’s Tale. The Saga of King Olaf. XVI. Queen Thyri and the Angelica Stalks.”, in Tales of a Wayside Inn, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 140:
- When he ravaged Norway, / Laying waste the kingdom, / Seizing scatt and treasure / For her royal needs.
References[edit]
- “scatt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.