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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†FINKLE, n. Also finkil (Jam.). The plant fennel, Foeniculum vulgare (w.Sc. 1741 A. McDonald Galick Vocab. 60; Mry. 1808 Jam.). For dog-finkle, see Dog, III. 2. Sc. c.1724 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) IV. 273:
Round about the Hay Stack And in amang the finkle.