Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1946
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SHED, n.2 Sc. usage: a meeting or formally constituted group of the Corporation of Squaremen, an independent offshoot of Freemasons started in Edinburgh in 1903.Sc. 1946 J. S. Seggie Corporation of Squaremen 19:
It is believed that in no case was a meeting of Squaremen termed a Lodge, but was designated as a Shed. This distinguished the Squaremen from the Masons, and at the present time (1946) the meeting of the Corporation is termed a “Shed” meeting.
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