ace-tree
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ace-tree (plural ace-trees)
- (Orkney) The main beam in a mill-kiln supporting the platform of cross-sticks and straw on which the grain was spread to be dried before grinding.
References
[edit]- “ace-tree, n.comb.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.