Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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HINDERMENT, n. Hindrance, delay (Sh., Abd. 1975). Also in Eng. dial.Fif. 1867 St Andrews Gaz. (20 April):
Farmers are everywhere well advanced with their season's operations, save on late lands, where, of course, these high winds will have proved a cause of much hinderment.