Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEYCHEL, n. “A diminutive person with the idea of quick movement” (Slg. 1914 T.S.D.C. I. 20).
[Cf. Baich, Baichie, a child, and Baigle, of a child, to run or walk with short steps.]
