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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JOHNDAL, n. Also jondal. A term of contempt for a young ploughman on a large farm (Cai. 1959). Cf. Jock, 1.Cai. 1907 County of Cai. (Horne) 75:
'E Johndal clan ye weel may ken, 'Ey hivna sense lek ither men; Brutes they ir, an brutes they ca'; Fups an' fusky's a' their law.Cai. 1922 J. Horne Poems 127:
Fechtin' ma way through stots, queys, cheviots, an' jondals by 'e thoosand.