Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BJOKL, BJOKKEL, Bjochel, n. [′bjɔkəl, ′bjɔxl]
1. A bump, bunion.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A b[jokl] on de foot.
2. A prominent knee-joint (on certain animals, as cattle, sheep).Ib.:
De lamb gengs (goes) on its bjokkels (when the foot is too weak).
3. (See quot.)Ib.:
In Du[nrossness] “a bjochel” denotes a weak, incapable person, esp. a person with a bad gait, weak in the knee-joints.
