Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FAST, adj. Sc. usages of Eng. fast, firmly fixed or attached to something else, in combs.: †1. fastland, unploughed land; 2. fastlier, the side of a cart, running lengthwise, to which the shaft is attached (Abd. 1951).1. Bwk. 1809 R. Kerr Agric. Bwk. 150:
At its fore part it is an exceedingly sharp wedge so as to insinuate between the fastland and the plit, or furrow slice.
