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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1930, 1993
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‡MOOLKIN, n. A thrashing.Arg.1 1930:
Me faither gid me a wild moolkin yesterday.Arg. 1993:
He wis only his cheeky ould sel, an he got a moolkin for it.
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"Moolkin n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/moolkin>
