Obs.–1 [Origin and meaning obscure. Cf. SPITTARD.]
1486. Bk. St. Albans, f iv b. Ther be beestys of the chace of the swete fewte. And tho be the Bucke, the Doo, the Beere, the Reyndere, the Elke, the Spyccard, the Otre, and the Martron.
Obs.–1 [Origin and meaning obscure. Cf. SPITTARD.]
1486. Bk. St. Albans, f iv b. Ther be beestys of the chace of the swete fewte. And tho be the Bucke, the Doo, the Beere, the Reyndere, the Elke, the Spyccard, the Otre, and the Martron.
