Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DEVILING, n. The swift, Cypselus apus (Bwk. 1911 A. H. Evans Fauna of Tweed). Also used in e.An., Lan., Wm. (Swainson Brit. Bird 95).