turskilln.

Etymology: variant of tuskar n., probably after Gaelic tairisgil.

Scottish dialect.

A kind of spade for cutting peat.

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turskill1812

turfing-iron1852

1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Caithness xv. 234 When the peat-moss is not more than from one to two feet deep, the peat is cut perpendicularly, by a spade, called a turskill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	turskill
释义	turskilln. Etymology: variant of tuskar n., probably after Gaelic tairisgil. Scottish dialect. A kind of spade for cutting peat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > turf- or peat-cutter turf-spade1477 peat-spade1492 turfing-spade1677 slane1745 becket1764 rutter1778 turskill1812 turfing-iron1852 1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Caithness xv. 234 When the peat-moss is not more than from one to two feet deep, the peat is cut perpendicularly, by a spade, called a turskill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1812
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