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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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¶JOLLOCK, adj. “Jolly, fat, healthy, and hearty” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 287).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 113:
Wi' than they move the shankie, And bicker through the glens sae deep, Fu' jollock, blythe, and swankie.
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