Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1879
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†LUNGKILN, n. Also lungkillin (Jak.); lungklo (Ib.). A pile or bundle of heather, gen. one of cut heather set up to dry (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′lʌŋkəl]Sh. 1879 Shetland Times (29 March):
The only opening in the wall, . . . was, owing to the inclemency of the weather, stuffed up with lungkilns.
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