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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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DEEVILOCK, De(e)v(i)lick, Devilock, -uck, n. A little devil, an imp (Sc. 1891 R. Ford Thistledown 77, deeviluck; Bnff.² 1940; Abd. 1825 Jam.², devilock; Abd.⁹, Ags.¹⁷ 1940).  Also attrib. [′di:vlək]n.Sc. 1931 A. K. in Abd. Press and Jnl. (5 Dec.):
That delightful deevilock's smile that took in the whole 'bus.Abd. 1844 W. Thom Rhymes and Recoll. 35:
An' what did the waefu' devilick neist?Abd. 1928 J. Baxter A' Ae 'Oo' 13:
By some black airt o' deevlick vile.Abd. 1995 Flora Garry Collected Poems 19:
This hoose is yours, the gear, the folk
Ootside an in, baith but an ben.
Aa wir concerns ye beet to ken.
Are ye a god or deevilock? em.Sc. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 182:
Aye, and they say noo that he couldna pray at aw if he didna hae it in his nieve. Did ye niver see the wee deevilock face in the wuid o't, that would change frae a grin tae a girn frae ae minute tae the nixt? Hdg. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-Head 146:
Noo, a blae wee deevilick son o' an elf Was crooned the king o' his tribe.