Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OARLIE, adj. Nonce, prob. illiterate, variant form of Eng. oriel, applied to a projecting window.w.Sc. 1934 “Uncle Tom” Mrs. Goudie's Tea-Pairty 10:
The Tawpies is very genteel and has jist flittet into a bigger hoose — a hoose wi' an oarlie winda.
