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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†HEEN, n. “The hinder part of the share in a Scottish plough to which the feathers are united, being walled [welded] in a strong ring” (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 75). See Hain (Suppl.).
[Of unknown orig.; n.Eng. dial. has hean, the part of the plough which grips the land, haine (1730), the stilt of a plough (Abridgement of Specifications of Patents, Agric., Div. I. (1878) 6–7).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Heen n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/heen>
