Cascrom
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of foot plough with a crooked spade component, used in the Scottish Highlands. Scotland
"1843, James Logan, The Scottish Gaël; Or, Celtic Manners: As Preserved Among the Highlanders, 1st American Edition, page 309, That excellent instrument the cascrom, literally crooked foot, a kind of foot plough, which the Highlanders can manage with great dexterity, and which is too little known,* is still used in mountainous districts, and, from its excellent adaptation to the culture of rugged and steep hills, where a plough cannot be used, is not likely ever to be superseded by any implement."
Example
More examples"1843, James Logan, The Scottish Gaël; Or, Celtic Manners: As Preserved Among the Highlanders, 1st American Edition, page 309, That excellent instrument the cascrom, literally crooked foot, a kind of foot plough, which the Highlanders can manage with great dexterity, and which is too little known,* is still used in mountainous districts, and, from its excellent adaptation to the culture of rugged and steep hills, where a plough cannot be used, is not likely ever to be superseded by any implement."
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic, from cas (“foot”) + crom (“crooked, bent”).
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