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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GORDIE, n. A rope and chain used for drawing the hutches in a mine. Cf. Gurdy.Fif. 1842 Children in Mines Report II. 511:
Employed to draw the bogies with a gordie [rope and chain].
