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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1879

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¶NAISTRIL, n. Pseudo-Sc. form of Eng. nostril.Sc. 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xxxvii. 29:
I'se clap in yer naistril my heuk.

[Formed after naise, s.v. Nose. O.Sc. has neys thirl, 1513.]

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