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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GEEGLIT, n. Abd. form of Eng. giglet, a giddy, thoughtless girl; used by Ross in its obs. sense of a wanton.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore 11:
An' for the geeglits that gae to the glen, An' night an' day are floaning o' the men, . . . They well may had their tongues.
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