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soam (iou)



soam noun. Scot. & north. LME.
[Prob. from Old French some pack-saddle, horse-load, but the difference in sense is unexplained.]
A rope or chain attaching a draught horse or other animal to a wagon, plough, etc. LME.
Mining. Either of a pair of cords used to pull a tub of coal. L18.