Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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ILL-FELD, adj. “Ill-natured looking, of forbidding appearance” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Ill- + felled, ppl.adj. from Fell, n.1, skin (of animal, etc.). Cf. ill-haired, s.v. Hair.]
