Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BROWLT, adj. “Deformed or bowed in the legs: generally applied to a pig, a young dog, or a calf” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).
[Phs. a corruption of bowlt, s.v. Bowl, v.2]
