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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶SHACHLE, n. The common stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes S. Kintyre 9; Arg. 1990s).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. a corruption of Eng. dial. hackle, id. See note to Heckleback.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Shachle n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/shachle>
