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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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REEST, n.3, v.3 Also reist. Obs. in Eng. exc. dial. See also Wrest, n.2 [rist]
I. n. 1. The mould-board of a plough (Ayr. 1923 Wilson Dial. Burns 181; Abd., m.Sc. 1968); see 1951 quot. Also in Eng. dial. Comb. reeshoe [ < reest-shoe], the sole-plate of a plough.Rxb. 1708 Stitchill Ct. Book (S.H.S.) 162:
One grot for 2 reists.Ork. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XVII. 228:
The plough which is in general used . . . has only one slender stilt, to which as slender a beam is fixed, and has neither reest nor mould-board.Fif. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 IX. 609:
The plough itself was a rude instrument nine or ten feet long, all made of wood except the culter, sock and “reeshoe”Uls. 1951 E. E. Evans Mourne Country 117:
To the straight wooden mould-board a tapered block of wood, the “reest ”, 3 ft. long is attached with dowels.
II. v. To tilt the plough to the right in ploughing, i.e. on the mould-board side with the right stilt lower than the left (Arg.1 1937; Per., Lth., Lnk. 1968). Vbl.n. reestin.
[O.E. rēost, the share-beam of a plough. Cf. Ger. rist, ploughshare, Sw. rist, a coulter.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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