Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†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].