Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FOTLIN, n. A fisherman's tabu-name for a mouse (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′futlɪn]Sh. 1937 J. Nicolson Yarns 81:
Had he said . . . fotlin, all would have been well, but “moose,” that was a “forbidden” term.
