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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡ETCHAL, Aitchal, n. A small quantity (Cai. 1916 T.S.D.C. II., etchal, aitchal, Cai.1 c.1920, etchal). [′ɛtʃəl, ′etʃəl]Cai. 1992 James Miller A Fine White Stoor 160:
She noticed and commented, the shuttling eye capturing the last etchal of detail and the tongue remarking on it and filing it.
