Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HOWSKELLIE, n. A scoop for baling (Fif., Lth. 1926 Wilson Cent. Scot. 249).
[A corruption of Auskerrie, q.v.]