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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1696
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Sned, n. Also: snedd-. [Early ME -snede (1235-52), 17th c. Eng. sneed (1664), snead (1686), OE snǽd, cf. also 19th c. Eng. dial. and later and mod. Sc. dial. sned.] The shaft of a scythe. —1696 Foulis Acc. Bk. 195.
For a sparr to be 2 sneds for sythes