ochdamh

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noun

An obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

OriginScottish Gaelic ochdamh ← Old Irish ochtmad ← Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos →
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Meanings

nounochdamh (plural ochdamhs)

plural ochdamhs

  1. ScotlandhistoricalAn obsolete Scots unit equal to ¹⁄₈ daugh, notionally comprising 50 Scottish acres.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*oxtūmetos
  2. Old Irishochtmad
  3. Scottish Gaelicochdamh“eighth”
  4. Englishochdamh

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ochdamh (“eighth”), from Old Irish ochtmad, from Proto-Celtic *oxtūmetos.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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