Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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‡TER-IRON, n. comb. The bolt or pin fixing the inner end of the sole-tree of a horizontal mill to the bolster-head (Sh. 1963).
[The first element may be Norw. dial. tarr, a cross-spar.]
