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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶EWE, n. Irreg. or erron. form of Awe, n.¹, a float-board of a water-wheel. Hence ppl.adj. ewed, fitted with ewes.Rnf. 1715 Brigend Papers MS. (Paisley Lib.) (24 Feb.):
The outer-wheel therof new struthed and ewed . . . Struthing and Ewes almost Gone.