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water shear
water shear n. Obsolete (chiefly Scottish) = watershed n.1 1a; cf. shear n.2 4.
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shodec1330
shed1530
height of land1725
watershed1764
water shear1765
ridge1773
divide1807
water-parting1837
coteau1839
1765 A. Menzies in Rep. Annexed Estates Scotl. 1755–1769 (1973) 83 There is not only soil but climate to fight..against, as it lies within half a mile of the water shire of Scotland.
1844 Zoologist 2 421 A line running from Loch Spey to Loch Monar, the course of which is regulated by the water-shears between the east and west coasts.
1850 Scotsman 18 Sept. Ascending the head-waters of one basin, crossing the water shier and descending those of another.
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