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Quotation dates: 1892-1895
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GHOUL, n. Sc. nonce uses of Eng. ghoul.
1. A ghastly spectacle.Hdg. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-Head 123:
His slimy plight did full at length explore, Then sprawl'd to bank — a ghoul of ooze and grit.
2. Deriv. ghoulie, adj., haunted by ghouls or evil spirits, eerie.Per. 1895 R. Ford Tayside Songs 234:
Up the ghoulie glen at e'en I gang aft to see my granny.
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