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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.
DRAIL, DRAL(L), v. and n. [dra(:)l, dräl (Jak.); drɛ:l (Marw.)]
1. v. To drag oneself along slowly; to dawdle, saunter (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), dral(l); Ork. 1929 Marw., drail; Ork.2 1949).
2. n. “A dawdler over work, a poor, incompetent sort of worker” (Ib.).
[Norw. dial. drala, to walk draggingly, to saunter, Sw. dial. drälla, to go slowly.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Drail v., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/drail>
