Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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‡HEMLINS, n. The ledge inside a grain kiln on which the cross-beams rested, the beams forming a support for the straw on which the grain was dried (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1957).
[Deriv. of Hemmel, to which see etym. note. For semantic development, cf. Norw. dial. hjelm, a covering or flake of slats. See also Helm.]
