Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1880
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SINLO, n. A tangle of thread, rope, etc., a confusion, ravel, mix-up (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Deriv. sinlicrow, confusion, entanglement (Ork. 1973 Orcadian (20 Dec.)).Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 130:
They i' a sinlo lep like feuls, Ca'd ower the cringlos an' the steuls.
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