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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
UPPIE-KILLIE-DONKEY, n. The game of see-saw (Ork. 1973).
[Variant of hoppie-gill-dunkie, see Hoppie-gill-dunkie and Hederkandunk.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Uppie-killie-donkey n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/uppiekilliedonkey>
