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head

nounwork

Yarn measurement and single animal count

a unit of yarn comprising four hanks; also a single animal, used when counting livestock

Example in use

A hae a head o waul tae spin the morn.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HED/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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