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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rest, n.⁵ (e.m.E. rest (1523), also late ME or e.m.E. restis (14th c.), OE rēost the share-beam of a plough. Cf. later and mod. Sc. dial. reest, reist the mould-board of a plough.) — c1500-50 Pleugh-song in Tools & Tillage I iii 178.
All that belongs to the pleugh, … Rack, rest and the gluts, and the slee-band [etc.]