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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1807
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FELL, n.3 The last line of weft at any given moment in a web on a loom. Also in Eng. weaving usage.Sc. 1807 J. Duncan Weaving I. 34:
The point, or rather line, where the last wrought shot or weft is struck up, is called by weavers the fell.
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"Fell n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fell_n3>
