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Quotation dates: 1837
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WAUL, adj. Also dim. form waulie (Peb. 1825 Jam.). Supple, nimble, agile (Dmf. 1825 Jam.; Dmf. 1920).Dmf. 1837 Carlyle Life in London (Froude 1884) I. 112:
She and I have been out once or twice for two hours, helping Jamie with his hay. She is 'waul as an eel' while working.
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