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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FORESTA, n. Also -staa. A manger or feeding trough in a byre (ne.Sc., Ags. 1953). [′fo:rstɑ:]Abd. 1867 Mrs Allardyce Goodwife 7:
Jinse, haste ye, an' bin up the beasts; Pit girse in the forestaa.Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains and Hilly 38:
Or men' a trevis or a foresta' or sic like.Abd. 1951 Huntly Express (24 Aug.):
I hiv gaen intae byres far the fore-sta's were fu' o' sour dirt that wid a' no't a spade tae clean them oot.