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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶MURKLE, n. A term of reproach,? a skulker.Fif. a.1825 MS. Poem (Jam.2):
Gae tae ye'r wark, ye dernan murkle, And ly na there in hurkle-durkle.
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