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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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‡GNERLET, adj. A Sc. form of Eng. gnarled. See P.L.D. § 49. (1).Abd. 1879 G. Macdonald Sir Gibbie xlvi.:
An' roun' the rouch gnerlet trunk o' 't was twistit three faulds o' the oogliest, ill-fauredest cratur o' a serpent 'at ever was seen.
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