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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.
Quotation dates: 1732-1735
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†ORDEROUS, n. Also orderus, erdros (Jak.). A wooden bar nailed on the front of a plough-beam, to which the traces were attached, orig. the plough-beam.Sh. 1732–5 Old-Lore Misc. IV. iii. 121:
A piece of tree for an orderous of a plough.
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