Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶LASKUITALD, n. In Sh. sea taboo-usage: one of “the fore-and-aft bottom boards” (of a boat) (Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 180). [A mistake for Skuttald, id., q.v.]
