gaiter2+ (gater)

[Also gatter- (in comp.); Youre laxatives Of laurial, centaure, and fumetere, Or elles of ellebor that groweth there, Of catapuce or of gaytres beryis. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 145. gaiter-treet, gatter-treet, n. [ gaiter2 + tree .] One of several hedgerow hedgerow trees and bushes, as the dogwood ( Cornus sanguine a ), the spindle tree ( Euonymus Europæus ), and the guelder( Viburnum Opulus ). rose ( Viburnum Opulus ). Also gatten -tree , gat teridge. I hear they call this [the dogwood] in the North parts of the Land the gatter tree , and the berries gatter berries. Parkins on , Herbal (1640), p. 1521.