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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-SHANK'T, ppl.adj. Having sturdy, shapely legs. See Shank, n., 1.Edb. 1901 J. W. M'Laren Poems 7, 62:
Weel-shank't lads and lassies bonnie . . . The weel-shank't, sonsy lass Wha tramps the snaw-white claes.
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