ace-tree

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse áss + tree.

Noun

ace-tree (plural ace-trees)

1. (Orkney) The main beam in a mill-kiln supporting the platform of cross-sticks and straw on which the grain was spread to be dried before grinding.

References

• “ace-tree, n.comb.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.