"cascrom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaskɹəm/ Forms: cascroms [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic, from cas (“foot”) + crom (“crooked, bent”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{m|gd|cas||foot}} cas (“foot”), {{m|gd|crom||crooked, bent}} crom (“crooked, bent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cascrom (plural cascroms)
  1. (Scotland, Highlands) A type of foot plough with a crooked spade component, used in the Scottish Highlands. Wikipedia link: Foot plough Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: caschrom Related terms: casdireach (english: foot plough with straight spade)

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