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An addition was made in the seal by introducing a tree between the upper arms of the saltire, which tree alludes to the latter part of the name, "shaws" (from an old Scottish word " shaw " or " schaw " [schagh], meaning a wood or a grove), as indicating that the surrounding country was of a thickly wooded character in times long past. | An addition was made in the seal by introducing a tree between the upper arms of the saltire, which tree alludes to the latter part of the name, "shaws" (from an old Scottish word " shaw " or " schaw " [schagh], meaning a wood or a grove), as indicating that the surrounding country was of a thickly wooded character in times long past. | ||
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File:Pollokshawsseal.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Pollokshaws|Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | File:Pollokshawsseal.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Pollokshaws|Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
