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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AIGLE, n. A local Sc. form of eagle. [egl]Abd. 1879 G. Macdonald Sir Gibbie III. ix.:
The doos an' the mairtins an' the craws an' the kites, an' the oolets an' the muckle aigles.