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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
KATTY-WHELK, n.comb. A whitish-yellow whelk (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1959). See Cattie-buckie (Cattie, n. 5. (3)).
[Cf. Norw. dial. kat, the shell, Littorina littoralis, used by children at play.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Katty-whelk n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/kattywhelk>
