Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1808
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†CADGELL, v.2 Also cadgel. "To carry after a rough manner. A person having got a rough ride is said to have been cadgell'd" (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 106). Also intr. to be tossed or jolted about. [kɑdʒ(ə)l]Lnk. 1808 W. Watson Poems 85:
Yet it maun cadgel i' the scale O' wha ne'er try't the like o't.
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