Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LITH, n.2 [lɪθ]
1. A gap in a fence, a gate opening (Cai. 1902 E.D.D., Cai. 1961).
2. A check or notch in the under-side of the upper millstone into which the Sile is fitted to transmit the motion from the wheel of a water-mill (Sh. 1910 Old-Lore Misc. III. I. 9–10).
3. In a sheep's fleece: the gap between the old fleece and the new where the shears cut during clipping (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1961).
[O.N. hlið, a gap, gate, space.]
