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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.

SHELL, n.2 Sc. form of Eng. cell. Rare. See S, letter, 6. (1).Sc. 1835 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) IV. 233:
The poleish enter at the cry o' murder, and carry The Radical Reformer to the shells.

[The spelling may be intended to represent a pronunciation defect peculiar to James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, who is the speaker.]

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