Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BRIL, n. Wish-bone or merry-thought.Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Fife and Kinross 47:
The Collar bone [of the solan goose], called the Bril, is so attached to the Breast-bone, that it is with much Difficulty it can be separated from it.
