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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1807, 1886-1923
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AWALD, AWALT, AWAL(L), (Y)owlt, v., intr. Of a sheep: to tumble down backward, to fall and lie on its back. (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 44, marking awal obsol. and awart obs.); vbl.n. awalding. [′ɑ:wəl(d), ′ɑ:wəlt Rxb.; ′ɑ(w)ul, jɑul e.Dmf.]Slk. 1807 Hogg Shepherd's Guide 120:
Awalding. This is the most common and dangerous of accidents.Sc. 1886 C. Scott Sheep Farming 79:
An incline is an advantage, . . . on bright days, when the ewes are apt to roll, there is less danger of their "awalding" than there would be on the level.Rxb. 1914 Kelso Chron. (11 Dec.) 4/1:
To prevent death from "awalting."Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 44:
That sheep's awaltin' sair the now.e.Dmf. 1920 (per Dmf.4):
The sheep's (y)owlt, or (y)owlin.
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