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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mull, Mwl(l, n. [Cf. Norw. dial. mule the mouth or lips of a beast (Aasen), ON. múle muzzle, snout, MLG. mule, the mouth of a beast, and mod. Shetl., Orkney and Caithness and north. Eng. dial. mull(s) the lip(s), muzzle etc. of an animal.] ? The lips of an animal; applied to the labia of the vulva. — a1568 Kennedy Bann. MS. 268 a/20.
Frely to gife I wald nocht lett To pleis tha mullis [M. mwlis] attour all thingis a1570-86 Dunb. Maitl. F. cxxxvi. 34.
Suppois hir mwlls mistiris ane leiche Ȝit can scho not lat demyng be a1540 Freiris Berw. 142 (B).
Thir mvllis of ȝouris ar callit to ane feist