scaifen.
/skeɪf/ local.
1. A thin iron wheel, sharp at the edge, used in some ploughs in place of or in front of the coulter. Also attributive.
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1793 G. Maxwell Gen. View Agric. Huntingdon 10 Instead of a foot or wheel, to support the beam of the plough, they use what is called a scaife, which is a circular plate of iron, turning constantly round.
1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Skief-plough, a plough fitted with a skief.
1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Scafe, the little wheel which runs in front of the coulter of a plough.
1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia Skife-nail, a long nail, having its head formed so as to suit..the holes in the plat of a plough.
2. A revolving wheel used in polishing diamonds.
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1887 Horological Jrnl. 29 105 The ordinary workman puts his diamond on the scaife or cylinder without taking any particular pains.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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