Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†MULIAK, n. In pl.: “mittens” (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS.). In sea-taboo usage. [Sic, but the meaning may be erroneous. Cf. Sh. Norn mul, the toe of a stocking, poss. used in a transferred sense. The form is a dim. in -ek, -Ock, of Mull, n.1]
