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Quotation dates: 1898-1900, 1967
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PYLE, v., tr. and absol. To direct (oneself or another) by means of a landmark or the like, to pilot, steer, Airt.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (17 Sept.):
To pyle him apo' da compass.Sh. 1900 Shetland News (21 July, 3 Nov.):
We're no sae far fram, an we'll aye be able ta pyle ashore. . . . Da been yarnin an' pylin ashore da sam as dey'd hed a simmer afore dem.Sh. 1967:
Could du pyle me ta da post-office?
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