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toch⋅er

[tokh-er] Scot. and North England
–noun
1. a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
–verb (used with object)
2. to provide with a dowry.

Origin:
1490–1500; < ScotGael tochradh; cf. MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom
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