Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1953
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GULL, n.6 A disappointment, a Drop; the fact of being hoaxed or deceived (Abd. 1955).Abd. 1953:
She thocht she'd gotten him, but she fairly got a gull.
