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  • 41Inchture and Rossie —    INCHTURE and ROSSIE, a parish, in the county of Perth; including the villages of Baledgarno and Ballindean, and containing 765 inhabitants, of whom 243 are in the village of Inchture, 13 miles (E. by N.) from Perth. The word Inchture is… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 42Logie —    1) LOGIE, a parish, in the district of Cupar, county of Fife; containing, with the village of Lucklawhill Feus, 419 inhabitants, of whom forty six are in the village of Logie, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Cupar. This parish derives its name from… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 43Samuelston —    SAMUELSTON, a village, in the parish of Gladsmuir, county of Haddington; containing 215 inhabitants. This village, which is situated on the north bank of the river Tyne, consists of irregularly built and widely detached houses, and is chiefly… …

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  • 44Turriff —    TURRIFF, a burgh of barony, a parish, and the seat of a presbytery, in the district of Turriff, county of Aberdeen; containing 3146 inhabitants, of whom 1309 are in the burgh, 11 miles (S. by E.) from Banff, and 34 (N. N. W.) from Aberdeen.… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 45scídweall — m ( es/ as) wooden palings, wooden fence …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 46fence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrier, barricade, wall, stockade, paling, hedge, railing; slang, bagman or woman, receiver [of stolen goods]. v. i. en close; fight, thrust and parry; parry, evade; slang, bootleg, black market,… …

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  • 47stockade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. palisade, palings, enclosure; wall, barrier, barricade, fort, fortification; pen, compound, prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barrier, protection, enclosure; see fence 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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  • 48paling — pal|ing [ˈpeılıŋ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pale pointed piece of wood ; PALE3] a wooden or metal post that is pointed at the top, or a fence made of these posts ▪ A new paling had been erected around the yard. ▪ iron palings …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49rail — {{11}}rail (n.1) bar, early 14c., from O.Fr. reille, from V.L. *regla, from L. regula straight stick, dim. form related to regere to straighten, guide (see RIGHT (Cf. right)). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. Technically, railings (late… …

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  • 50impale — v. a. 1. Thrust upon a stake, kill by impaling. 2. Fence, surround with palings, enclose with palisades …

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