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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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‡JOWEL, n. Obsol. Sc. form of Eng. jewel (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.; Abd., Kcd. 1959). Hence jowlry, jewellery (Abd., Kcd. 1959). [′dʒʌuəl]Ags. 1928 Scots Mag. (May) 143:
And the wumman settin' on his left — a grit leddy wi' eneuch jowlry on her to buy up a' Auchterboyd.