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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†DALLION, n. “A person whose clothes befit not his body, being too large for it; also, that person has a singular foolish gait in walking” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 158).
[Phs. formed from Dall, n.1, 2, + suff. -ion as in Brallion, Hallion, Rullion .]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Dallion n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/dallion>
