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has gloss | eng: The Davoch, Davach or Daugh is an ancient Scottish land measurement. All of these terms are cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic Dabhach. The word Dabh or Damh means an ox (cf oxgang/Damh-imir), but Dabhach can also refer to a "tub", so may indicate productivity. It was called the arachor in the Lennox. |
lexicalization | eng: davoch |
instance of | c/Scottish weights and measures |
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has gloss | gla: S e seann aonad Gaidhealach airson farsainnead de pios-fearainn a tha ann an Dabhach. Tha sin stèidhichte air a mheud de buntatan (is e "barail" de mheud sònraichte a bha anns an dabhach fhèin) a ghabhadh am fearann aig àm a' cuir. Mar sin, bha an dabhach na tomhais luach (na talmhainn) nas motha na bha e na tomhais fharsainnead. |
lexicalization | gla: dabhach |
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