ca'-thro'n.
Scottish.
‘A great disturbance’ (Jamieson).
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1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 242 There was siccan a ca' thro', as the like was never seen.
1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 87 Ye never saw sic a ca'-throw.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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