tocher noun & verb. ['tɒxǝ] Scot. & north. L15.
[Irish tochra, Gaelic tochradh.]
Chiefly Hist.
A. noun. A woman's marriage portion; a dowry. L15.

Comb.:
tocher-band a marriage settlement; tocher-good property given as tocher or dower.
b. verb trans. Provide with a tocher; dower. L16.

■ tochered adjective provided with a tocher, dowered (freq. with specifying word) E18.

■ tocherless adjective L18.

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