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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

SHALLOCK, n. The yellow flag-iris, Iris pseudacorus (Arg. 1970).Arg. 1947 N. Mitchison Bull Calves i. i.:
There the shallocks islanded and reflected.

[Appar. ad. Gael. seilach, id., though the vowel seems to have been influenced by sallow.]

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