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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNTEELSOME, adj. Of a tool or implement: unmanageable, not easily handled; not suitable for the job. See teelsome, Tuil, n., 1. (2).Abd. 1949 Buchan Observer (23 Aug.):
Armed with a good sned, and blade the scyther could cover a much larger acreage and with less effort than labouring with an “unteelsome teel.”