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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1903

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SCALDIE, n. An unfledged young bird, a nestling (Uls. 1953 Traynor, Uls. 1969).Uls. 1903 S. MacManus Lad of the O' Freil's iii.:
I got . . . a linnet's nest with scaldies.

[From obs. Eng. scalled, bald, hairless (see Scaw) + -Ie, dim. ending. Cf. Scaldachan.]

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