scote-shore
scote n A stick placed at an angle to an "upstand" in order to support the pile of wood. One end is driven into the earth and the other is placed in a notch in the upstand - It is the _hypotnuse_ (_sic_) of a right-angled triangle formed with the upstand and the ground. From "shore&qu...
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| Summary: | scote n A stick placed at an angle to an "upstand" in order to support the pile of wood. One end is driven into the earth and the other is placed in a notch in the upstand - It is the _hypotnuse_ (_sic_) of a right-angled triangle formed with the upstand and the ground. From "shore" meaning a pillar, and "scote" meaning, in the vernacular, to push or work hard. DNE-cit [hypotenuse] Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I scote v, scote-shore, shore[S]2[S] |
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