Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GIRDERING, n. One of the suckers which spring from the root of the ash, used for hoops, etc.Slk. 1829 Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 231:
He had won ten pleas afore the courts o' Dumfries, a' rising out o' ane anither, like ash girderings out o' ae root.
