Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1786-1844, 1900
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†FATTERALS, n.pl. Also fattrels, fatt(e)rils, faderils. Ribbon ends, loose pieces of trimming (w.Sc. 1808 Jam.); anything loose and trailing. Rarely in sing.Ayr. 1786 Burns To a Louse iv.:
Now haud you there, ye're out o' sight, Below the fatt'rels, snug and tight.Slg. 1818 W. Muir Poems 56:
When roun' his chafts the fatt'rels lashing, Did Iex him sae.Lnk. 1844 J. Lemon Lays St Mungo 88:
Though she was flowerin', she flung by her faderils, And sprang on the floor to my fiddle and me.Per. 1900 E.D.D.:
What faderil is that trailing at your coat-tail? I was tangled wi' a faderil o' a rope.
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