Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SKALL, n. Also skell. “A term used to express that one has a right, in grinding, to the next turn of the mill, in preference to another who has come to the place after him” (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.).
[Orig. obscure.]
