Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARREL(L)IE, n. Sc. dim. form of barrel. [′bɑrəlɪ̢]
1. A barrel.Edb. 1906–1911 Edb. Children's Rhymes in Rym. Club Misc. 108:
I've a kistie, I've a creel, I've a barrelie fu' o' meal. [More commonly in Lth. “wee barrel.”]
2. “Barrellie, a short thick person” (Abd.13 1910).
