Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHEEL, v.2 Also wheeld. To sit down, esp. to rest (Ork. 1929 Marw.), also used refl. as in wheel thee doon, sit down and rest (Ork. 1970 H. Marwick Place-Names Birsay 98).Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 6:
De wife i her breeks an' grand claes, wheeled her doon afore aen o the kye.Ork. 1904 W. T. Dennison Sketches 6:
I wur fairly oot-moucht, atween rootin' an' rowin', sae I wheelded me doon on de banks.
