Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BEETLEHEID, n. A tadpole.
Highl. 1944 Dugald Macintyre Highland Naturalist 49:
English people said he was a tadpole, and their Scottish cousins named him "beetle-heid". Arg.1 1933:
The ditches an' sheuchs are fair alive the year wi' puddocks an' beetleheids.
