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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEAM-TRADDLES, n. The part of a loom worked by the feet.Sc. 1835–1840 J. M. Wilson Tales of the Borders X. 252:
“When Jamie's aff the loom,” said she to herself, “neither beam-traddles nor bore-staff'll budge a single bit.