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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HECTURI, n. The number six, as used by hill-shepherds in counting sheep (Dmf. 1922 Rymour Club Misc. III. 108). Variants in children's counting-out rhymes are heeturi (s.Sc. 1877 Trans. Philolog. Soc. (1877–9) 357), a heater (Rnf. c.1827 Ib.).
[Orig. ad. Welsh chwech, six, the usage deriving from that of Welsh shepherds in N. England, a.1600. See also Baombe, Daover, Dek, and P.S.A.S. xlix (1915) pp. 276–85.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hecturi n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hecturi>
