Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FOZLE, n.2 Also fozzle (Mry. 1844 in Zoologist II. 422). A polecat (Ib.); a weasel (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 53).
[ne.Sc. variant of earlier Sc. forms quhasill, whessell, id., with rounding of vowel after the labial. Cf. P.L.D. § 56.]