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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1903
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†KYOLLKS, n.pl. See quot.Ork. 1903 G. Marwick Old Roman Plough (1936) 6:
The part of the plough through which the sheep's foreleg bone passes is called the “kyollks” or jaws of the plough. This word is still used in Orkney and Shetland in this form.
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