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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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DEEAL, n. “A wet patch of ground, a little swampy piece in a field” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′diəl]Ork. 1929 Marw.:
That's a weet deeal o' a piece that we kunno plough yet.
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"Deeal n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/deeal>
