abertet
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Scots
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]aber (“threshed”) + tet (“small tuft”)
Noun
[edit]abertet
- (Orkney) A wisp or handful of straw that has been aabered.
- (Orkney) Small quantity of feed given to horses at night.
References
[edit]- “abertet, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.