A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Schulderinglie,) Shuldringlie, adv. [Schuldering vbl. n.] By, or as by, pushing with the shoulder, by main force. In fig. context. —c1590 Fowler I 116/105.
A rowt of clattering men … shuldringlie rusht other owt, togeather they did raill
