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caerd

nounwork

hand tool for combing wool fibres

A hand tool used to comb and align wool fibres in preparation for spinning.

Example in use

Mi mither aye keeps the caerd clean.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KAYRD/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: card

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