Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†ILL-SPINNED, adj. Ill-bred (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. s. Kintyre 14).
[The second element prob. represents the unrounded form of spuined, see Spuin, sc. spoon-fed, and for a somewhat similar extension of meaning cf. Ill-sweelt.]
