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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
ON-STEER-DRAUGHT, n.phr. The name for the left-hand ox of the second foremost pair of a team of ten or twelve oxen used in ploughing (Abd. 1858 J. B. Pratt Buchan 18). Hist.
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"On-steer-draught n. phr.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/onsteerdraught>
