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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKARE, n. Also skyare; skware (Marw., Cai.). The amount of corn or hay mown by the sweep of a scythe, a swathe (Ork. 1929 Marw.; Ork., Cai. 1970). [sk(j)e:r; skwe:r]Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. 111:
Women raked the “skares” together into heaps.