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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SEWCH, n. Also sewchar. The sock of a plough.Ork. 1903 G. Marwick Old Roman Plough (1936) 8:
This sewchar soc or digger is fastened on a piece of wood of triangular shape called the markal pin; the sewchar is fastened on this markal pin with two nails, but before being fastened finally, a little hair out of the tail of a mare that has had two foals and a little of the hair of a cow that has had two calves, and also a little wool from a ewe that has had twin lambs, must be put round the point of the markal pin before the sewch or soc is finally fitted on.
