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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.
†SOOLACK, n. Also sulik, sulek. A reel for a handline (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), s.v. sula, Sh. 1963).
[Dim. form ad. Norw. dial. sula, Faer. súla, a forked wooden implement on which a fishing-line is wound, O.N. súla, a pillar, a post].You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Soolack n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/soolack>
