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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DRODLICH, n. A useless mass.Fif. 1825 MS. Poem (Jam.2):
The elf gae a skriech, — Whan a the hale kirnan Tae drodlich was driven.

[An altered form of Gael. grodlach, a mass of rottenness.]

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