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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TILLIWHILLIE, n. The curlew, Numenius arquata.Sc. 1821 Blackwood's Mag. (Aug.) 30:
Whaups or tilliwhillies, witherty weeps and bristlecocks.