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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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¶SHACHLE, n. The common stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes S. Kintyre 9; Arg. 1990s).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. a corruption of Eng. dial. hackle, id. See note to Heckleback.]
