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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
TRAINER, n. Sc. usages:
1. A rope for drawing harrows (Ayr.4 1928). Cf. Train, n., 1.
2. A piece of wood 2 ft. 6 in. long, 4 in. thick, with a wooden pin at one end and a tapered hole at the other to fit the millstone spindle, and used to train the spindle to the bedstone (Edb. 1949).
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"Trainer n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/trainer>
