Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KITCHAL, n. A pot-belly, “a corporation”, a person with a stout paunch (Ork. 1960). [′kɪtʃəl]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He had a muckle kitchal. He was a great kitchal o' a man.
