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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SHIEDELDY-SHADELDY, int. A nonce word imit. of the noise of a hand-loom.Knr. 1948 R. S. Young Kinross-shire 61:
Passing along the street, one was never away from the rattling song of the loom. Some of the old folks translated this song as “Shiedeldy-shadeldy, Siller gin Saturday.”