Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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QUALM, n. Sc. usage: a sudden onset (of wind).Fif. 1865 St. Andrews Gaz. (15 April):
A small fishing yawl . . . on returning from the morning's fishing was caught by a qualm of wind from the shore and went down at once.
