Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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¶GIDDLE, n. In pl.: odds and ends, bric-a-brac.Bnff. 1888 in J. S. Skinner Logie Coll. 54:
A' the queer-shapit giddles, the pistols, dirks, and fiddles.
