Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STIGGLE, n. A thin wispy straw or stalk of grain. Adjs. stiggly (Ork. 1971), stigglin, of a grain-crop: thin, unsubstantial, with weak straw. [stɪgl]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
The're just twar tree stiggles growan there — just puir stiggly stuff.
