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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†RAVEL, n.2 Also raivel; revell. The rowel of a spur (Cld. 1825 Jam.).Sc. 1703 Foulis Acct. Bk. (S.H.S.) 315:
For new revells to my spurs.Sc. 1823 Lockhart Reg. Dalton I. 193:
A bit auld ravel of a spur on ane o' his heels.

[The forms are difficult to explain as ordinary variants of rowel and may be due to a misunderstanding or misreading.]

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