Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DOUGE, n. A lever in a loom which helps to lift the weight of the warp (Rnf. 1872 in M. Blair Paisley Shawl (1904) 38). See Deil, n., VI.
