Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1866, 1925
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‡FALLOCH, n., adj.
I. n. A large portion of anything heavy or bulky, sometimes of eatables. "Gen. used in a bad sense" (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 44).Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 44:
There's that swab o' a cheel cairryin' something on's back. It'll be anither o's stown fallochs.Abd.7 1925:
Falloch. Something folded: as a "falloch o' claith," a piece of cloth in folds.
II. adj. Thick, bulky (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.).
[Of doubtful origin. ? Gael. uallach, a burden, load.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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