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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1866
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¶SHANTIL, adj. Missing, vanished.Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.:
A thing is said to be “shantil” when it is amissing, and supposed to be carried off by fairies; perhaps from the word enchanted.
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