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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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WINTER, n.2 An iron or rack made to hang on the bars of a fire-grate to support a kettle or pot; a trivet (Sc. 1825 Jam., Per. 1974). Also in n.Eng. dial.Per. 1737 Ochtertyre Ho. Bk. (S.H.S.) 251:
1 copper boyler and winter. 1 iron winter.Dmf. 1757 Dmf. Testaments MS. XIV. 392:
An iron winter with a wood handle.Abd. 1827 Sc. N. & Q. III. 57:
Gerrard Bates, blacksmith — essay, “a winter.”Ayr. 1895 H. Ochiltree Redburn i.:
The fireplace still stands, with its three broken ribs, and the old “winter” in front of them.Gsw. 1973 Molly Weir A Toe on the Ladder (1975) 169:
... gas fire, turned up to its fullest, with no thought for greedy meters. In front of it stood a wee steel 'winter' such as we had used in Springburn for keeping food warm.
