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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHUTTLE, n.2 Also shettle. An icicle, a sheet of ice on the road (Uls. 1953 Traynor). Phr. shuttle o' ice, id., a slide.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 278:
To slide, sitting on the hams or hunkers, down shuttles o' ice.
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