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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1949
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ROYLOCK, n. Also rollek (Jak.); rolick. A big clumsy object (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1968); a big stout person (Ib.). Also given as an adj. = ill-dressed, slovenly (Sh. a.1888 E.D.D.). [′rɔilək]Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 106:
A grate roylock o' a shuggar stane.
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