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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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PEEL, n.⁶ Also peil (Sc. c.1700 J. Maidment New Bk. Old Ballads (1891) 7). Dim. peelie (Fif. 1862 St. Andrews Gaz. (14 Nov.)). Sc. forms of Eng. pill (w.Sc. 1741 A. M'Donald Galick Vocab. 5). Gen.Sc. [pil]ne.Sc. 1991 Ken Morrice in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 61:
I jist canna
mind the noo. I'm ravelled - a bit fey
wi aa yon different peels. m.Sc. 1992 Maureen Sangster in Elizabeth Burns et al. Original Prints Four 117:
ma life is juist a constant roon
o meals and bloody peels
if the hand o God is in this, Christ,
it's a mystery nae revealed Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 42:
Could she nae hae gaen ma an ordinary punnie, like lines, or sums, or missin gym? Bit nae, nae her. Nae Miss McTavish. My ma says Miss McTavish maun ett nesty peels tae mak her sae ill-naturet. Edb. 1998 K. W. McRae ed. Green Shoots, an occasional magazine of poetry and verse by the people of Edinburgh 5 1:
Here's a prescription for some peels,
Take yin, twa oors, afore yer meals', ...