Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SKEINLIN, adj. “Cold and naked looking” (wm.Sc. 1869 Athenaeum (5 June) 772).
[Orig. obscure. The word is of doubtful authenticity.]