caschrom

C3A1S1C3H4R1O1M3

noun

The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nouncaschrom (plural caschroms)

plural caschroms · alternative cascrom

  1. The crooked spade; an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaeliccas-chrom
  2. Englishcaschrom

From Scottish Gaelic cas-chrom.

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APA

caschrom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caschrom

MLA

“caschrom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caschrom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caschrom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caschrom.

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