Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YUCHLE, n. Also yuch. An expectoration of thick phlegm, a “gob” of sputum (Dmb., Rnf., w.Lth. 1974).
[Echoic of the sound of hawking and spitting.]
