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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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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.

‡SPIALL, n. Also spiaal, spjall (I.Sc.). A tall, slender person (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 210, spiaal, 1914 Angus Gl., spjall, Sh. 1971). [spjɑl]

[Norw. dial. spjole, small thin person, young lad or girl, stripling, or phs. spjœl, with sim. meanings and cogn. with Speld, n.]

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