Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1837-1838
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QUALLER, v. To swarm, be alive or infested with.Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 147:
Thus it is said of a marsh or pool: "It's just quallerin' wi' puddocks."
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