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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HECTURI, n. The number six, as used by hill-shepherds in counting sheep (Dmf. 1922 Rymour Club Misc. III. 108). Variants in children's counting-out rhymes are heeturi (s.Sc. 1877 Trans. Philolog. Soc. (1877–9) 357), a heater (Rnf. c.1827 Ib.).
[Orig. ad. Welsh chwech, six, the usage deriving from that of Welsh shepherds in N. England, a.1600. See also Baombe, Daover, Dek, and P.S.A.S. xlix (1915) pp. 276–85.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hecturi n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hecturi>
