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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DROOL, Droule, Druill, v.

1. To bellow or cry in a low, sad tone (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2; 1923 Watson W.-B., drool, druill), "applied to the hart belling for the doe". ArchSlk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man (1972) i.:
There shall the dinke deire droule for the dowe.

2. To trill, to sound with a low and mournful note (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Rxb. 1808 A. Scott Poems 83:
Ane ca's a thing like elsin box That drools like corn-pipes.

[Prob. onomat. in origin. Droul = to utter mournfully, is found a.1670 in Eng.]

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