An archaic term of uncertain meaning, possibly related to a hole or opening created by hewing, or a variant of another word.
Compound or possible variant of unclear origin; appears in some historical texts but definition and usage are poorly documented. May be a Scottish or dialectal variant.
Some words simply vanish from historical records—we can't always figure out what they meant because nobody bothered to define them in writing, and once they stopped being used, they became permanent riddles.
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