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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†WHILYO-MARKIT, ppl.adj. Of a cow: having its ear marked on top at birth (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. 154).
[For the first element cf. Norw. dial. kvela, a curved incision on the ear of a sheep, O.N. hvela, a wheel-shaped figure, hvel, a wheel.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Whilyo-markit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/whilyomarkit>
