1596 M. Drayton sig. K 1v Prest with a care-bringing Crowne.
a1644 F. Quarles (1645) vii. 5 Care-bewitching sweets.
1744 J. Thomson Autumn in (new ed.) 157 With every gentle Care-eluding [1730 care-elusive] Art.
1802 C. Lamb (1870) cxliii. 376 Care-drowning night.