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Date "HATTERAICK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references)

Specialty Definition: HATTERAICK

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LiteratureHatteraick (Dirk). Also called "Jans Janson." A Dutch smuggler imprisoned with lawyer Glossin for kidnapping Henry Bertrand. During the night Glossin contrived to enter the smuggler's cell, when a quarrel ensued. Hatteraick strangled Glossin, and then hanged himself. (Sir Walter Scott: Guy Mannering.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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