Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DEIGH, DEICH, n. A gully; “a precipitous cleft in a mountain” (Sc. 1845 T. Brown Dict., deich).Per. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 X. 951:
The tradition of the parish is that the event took place at a cave, or rather what in this quarter is termed a deigh, or dell.
