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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.
¶HAGGILS, n.pl. Found only in phr. in the haggils, “in trammels” (Fif. 1825 Jam.).
[A corrupt or denasalised form of hangal, Hankle, but confused with the phr. to be in the haingles, — hangils, s.v. Haingle.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Haggils n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/haggils>
