stimpartn.
/ˈstɪmpət/, U.S. /ˈstɪmpərt/, Scottish English /ˈstɪmpərt/ Scottish.
1. A measure of capacity, the fourth part of a peck: = forpit n., lippie n.1 (Inaccurately glossed by Burns as ‘the eighth part of a Winchester bushel’.)
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > peck > quarter of a peck
quarterc1300
beakment1673
stimpart1786
forpit1793
1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 168 A heapet Stimpart, I'll reserve ane Laid by for you.
1906 Scott. Rev. 22 Nov. 571/1 The usual order to the grocer..was for a stimpart of oatmeal.
2. transferred. The fourth part of a ‘rig’ or ridge of land (yielding a quarter of a peck of flax seed).
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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > broken land > arable or ploughed land > divisions of ploughed land
ridgeOE
butt1304
landc1400
rig1428
sheth1431
shed1473
stitch1493
loon1611
furlong1660
size-land1744
slit1775
kench1799
stimpart1896
1896 J. Lamb Ann. W. Kilbride ix. 227 The flax grown was only in small patches for family use, often a mere headrig yielding two or three stimpards.
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