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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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GILL-POCK, n.comb. The stomach, belly, prob. a mistake for gut-poke, s.v. Gut, n.1, 3., applied contemptuously to human beings.Fif. 1844 J. Jack St. Monace 177:
Will they roast 'em to stuff their mensless gill-pocks?
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"Gill-pock n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088857>
