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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SWATTLE, v.2 To beat with a stick, to whack, switch (Abd. 1825 Jam.).

[Variant with prothetic s- (phs. by wrong division of I'se wattle) of Wattle, id.]

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"Swattle v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/swattle_v2>

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