Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TRUSHEL, n., v. Also troshel. [trʌʃl, trɔʃl]
I. n. A muddle, confusion, an untidy heap or huddle of objects, a slovenly or untidily-dressed person (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.): a clumsy ungainly gait (Cai. 1956).
II. v. To walk in a shuffling, ungainly manner (Cai. 1973).
[Poss. a deriv. of Truss, but cf. also Trooshlach, Trooshter.]
