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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.

SQUATTLE, v.1 To lie low, nestle, lie squat, sprawl. [skwɑtl]Ayr. 1786 Burns To a Louse iii.:
Swith, in some beggar's haffet squattle . . . Whare horn nor bane ne'er dare unsettle, Your thick plantations.
Gsw. 1860 J. Young Poorhouse Lays 45:
Upon a' fours he squattles quiet's a mouse.

[Freq. or dim. form of Eng. squat.]

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