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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
DAAWURT, n. [′dɑ: wərt]
1. “The amount of peats cut by one man in one day” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Ib.:
How many daawurt o' peats are you cuttan this year?
2. “The labour of one cottar for a day” (Ib.).
[A form of O.Sc. dawerk, dawark, a day's work, c.1420 (D.O.S.T.), with final t for k as sometimes in Ork. See also Darg, n.1, v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Daawurt n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/daawurt>
