Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STOOTLE, n.? A leg.Abd. 1904 W. Farquhar Fyvie Lintie 69:
Drink-sodden sinners, gleyed and glum, Their claws weel pared, Their stootles hangin' limp and numb — Fient ane a laird!