Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1733-1748, 1831
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†SUMMOCK, n. Also sumac, summoch, sammoch. A cloth or pad placed under a pack-saddle to prevent chafing of the horse's back.Per. 1733–48 Atholl MSS.:
To five sammochs for the Stone Cairts . . 5s. To 3 Summochs . . 2s. 9d.Per. 1743 Kenmore Session Rec. MSS. (28 Aug.):
Carrying Summocks and other horse graith to the hill upon a Sabbath.Sc. 1831 J. Logan Sc. Gael (1876) II. 215:
Collars for horses and oxen, made of straw, waights, caises, sumacs or fleats.
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