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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TODDLE, v.2 Also todle. To bubble gently while boiling. [tɔdl]Fif. 1797 A. Douglas Poems (1806) 67:
A junt o' beef baith fat an' fresh, Aft in your pat be todlin'.
Sc. 1927 H. McDiarmid Lucky Bag 3:
Till guid meat toddles in the pot And supper's on the way.

[A variant of Tottle, v., q.v.]

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