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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.

†SKITTLE, v.1 Appar. to cut, hack.Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 242:
Hae they broken your heart, or broken your head, Hae they rack'd we rungs, or skittled wi' steel.

[Also in this sense in w. Eng. dial. Rare and of obscure orig.]

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