Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1899
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‡SOAD, v. Also sod (Jak.). To drive (animals) slowly and carefully (Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Sh. 18). Comb. so(a)din-dyke, a stone fence built out from a sheep-fold, along which sheep are driven into the fold (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [so(ə)d]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 175:
To facilitate the driving [of sheep] small branch dykes run out in two directions from the krö. These were termed soadin or rexter dykes.
