Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PEOPELS, n.pl. The wattles of a fowl (Cai. 1950).
[Orig. doubtful. Phs. a Scotticised corruption of Gall. sprogaillean, pl., id.]