Meaning of fail and divot | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Until within these last twenty years, the tenants on other two estates were entitled to carry fail and divot from this moor, for repairing their houses.”

“At Tarves in 1684 the tradesmen valuators referred to mason work, dry-stone work, mud work, cassie work (cobbling), fail and divot work.”

“Turf 'Fail and divot' masked the wooden components of the shieling buildings.”

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