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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶STURNILL, n. “An ill-turn, a backset” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 441).
[Of doubtful authenticity. Jam. supposes a transposed form of ill-turn.]
