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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SLOGIE-RIDDLE, n. comb. Also slogy-. A wide-meshed riddle used for separating vegetables, such as potatoes, onions, etc. (Slk. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck vii.; Rxb. 1825 Jam., ‡1923 Watson W.-B.). Also in reduced form slogy, id. (Watson).Slk. 1827 Hogg Shep. Cal. (1874) xvii.:
We're a' like slogie riddles that let through a' the good, and keep the bad.