Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1801
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†MURLING, n. Also morthling (s.Sc. 1802 J. Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poet. Gl.). The skin of a young lamb or a sheep soon after it has been shorn, esp. if the animal has died a natural death.Rxb. 1801 J. Leyden Compl. Scot. 317:
The flesh of a starveling sheep that dies of weakness and disease; . . . the skins of such sheep are termed murts or murlings.
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