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hairst

nountime

autumn harvest; gathering of crops

The autumn harvest — the season and the work of gathering crops.

Example in use

Hairst's here an' the fowk's oot at the rigs.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAYRST/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: harvest

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