Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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ILL-WADDERIE, adj. Boding or bringing bad weather, esp. in phr. ill-wadderie ful, a person (lit. a bird) that is thought to bring bad weather with him, e.g. a clergyman (Sh. (Foula) 1957).
