Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRILL, n. “Buoy of hide, fishing-buoy” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); “sea-name for a skin buoy” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.). [bril]
[Jak. cites Fær. prilla, a skin of an animal made into a sack.]
