Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HASSON, HASSING, n. Sc. mining term: a vertical gutter or drainpipe between water rings in a shaft (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 35). Now obs. or obsol. (Edb.6 1944). Cf. gatten s.v. Gote v.1 (2) (b). Hence hasson-deal, a wooden cover for a hasson (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 35).
[Hause, neck, throat, + -ing.]
