Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAR, n.5 (See quots.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bar, ear, bearded ear of corn; the upper part of the straw where the ear is attached: “de b[ar] o' de strae.” [Also known to Sh.4]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Bar, the grain end of a sheaf, the “heads” of corn in a sheaf . . . bar means the whole mass of heads in a sheaf. Thus one speaks of the “bar-end” of the sheaf as opposed to the “tail-end.”
