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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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SCILLOP, n. Also scullop, schulop, skillop, skeelop (Sc. 1970 Scotland's Mag. (Jan.) 34), skelup. An auger with a rounded tapering blade used esp. by coopers for making bung-holes in casks (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 194; Uls. 1904 E.D.D.; Clc. 1969). [′skɪləp, ′skʌl-]Abd. 1769 Broadland Roup MS. (Record Office):
Three of the said Skelups . . . 1s. 6d.s.Sc. 1847 T. Stoddart Angler's Comp. 49:
The boring may advantageously be enlarged by a tool of the same description, only smaller in size, as that used by the cooper in the formation of bung-holes. It is called in Scotland a schulop.Sc. 1899 A. Mathieson & Sons Catalogue 38, 42, 75:
Bobbin Swarfs or Scillops, Blockmakers' Tapering Shell Augers or Scillops, Bushing Scillop, with Adjustable Cast Steel Cutter for Metal Bung Hole Bushes.