Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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HAIRSHILL, v. ? The context suggests ‘to ruin, damage, spoil, wreck’.Slk. 1820 Hogg Winter Ev. Tales II. 41:
To kick ane stoure . . . to the hairshillynge myne ayin kewis [cause].
[The language is pseudo-arch. and the word itself is appar. spurious, poss. influenced by ? Hership.]
