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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MEALIE, n.2 A mob, a riotous assembly. Chiefly in Heriot's Hospital slang (Edb. 1859 F. W. Bedford Hist. Heriot's Hospital 343, 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 285).
[A nonce form of mellay, mêlée, a confusion, a rabble.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mealie n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mealie_n2>
