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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†FUSSLE, n.3 Also fussel. In phr. fussle ile, fusel oil.Abd. 1909 J. Tennant Jeannie Jaffray 232:
There's maybe ower muckle o' the fussel ile in't yet.Bch. 1924 Trans. Bch. Field Club 27:
He preferred his whisky to be strong and heady, with a suspicion of what he called the “fussle ile” in it.

[Variant forms of the Eng. word, prob. with a jocular reference to Fussle, v.1, n.1]

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