Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1793
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CATHEAD, CATHEAD BAND, n. “The name given by miners to a coarse iron stone” (Lnk. 1825 Jam.2); “inferior ironstone” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 15, cathead). Cat-head = an ironstone nodule, is found in n.Eng. dial. (E.D.D.).Lnk. 1793 D. Ure Hist. Rutherglen and E. Kilbride 290:
Doggar or Cathead band.
