scote n EDD ~ sb 5 Ha IW for sense 2. See also SCOTE v.
1 A task, struggle; something dragged or towed.
1924 ENGLAND 320 ~ a tow [of seals]. 1925 Dial Notes v, 340 ~ A job; task. P 54-67 She had a main scote to maintain the children after he died.
2 A diagonal buttress placed against an upright timber to support a e of wood.
1965 PETERS Gloss ~ A stick placed at an angle to an 'upstand' in order to support the e of wood. One end is driven into the earth and the other is placed in a notch in the upstand.
3 Comb scote-shore: see sense 2 above, and SHORE2.
1965 PETERS Gloss ~ From 'shore' meaning a lar, and 'scote' meaning, in the vernacular, to push or work hard. P 13-75 ~ A brace or span or stay having one end fastened to a peg and the other to a vertical wall, post, or shore.
