Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPEELIE, n. The dunlin, Erolia alpina (Ayr. 1909 Science Gossip (Aug.) 227).
[Phs. imit. of its cry.]