graddan

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verb

To prepare corn for the quern by setting fire to the ears and beating off the grain at the point when the husk is fully burnt.

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Meanings

verbgraddan (third-person singular simple present graddans, present participle graddaning, simple past and past participle graddaned)

present singular third person graddans · participle present graddaning · participle past graddaned · past graddaned

  1. ScotlandhistoricalTo prepare corn for the quern by setting fire to the ears and beating off the grain at the point when the husk is fully burnt.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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