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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1901
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¶SPLORROCH, n. The sound made by walking in water or mud, a squelching sound.Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters xvi.:
The muddy noise (“splorroch” is the Scotch of it) made by the big hoofs on the squashy head-rig.
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