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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1845

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SCHILLOCH, n. An uproar, outcry, a riot.s.Sc. 1845 E. Aitchison Forest Day Tour 126:
At him boys hae aft rais'd schillochs, Cham'er nymphs, an' pleughman fellows.

[A nonce formation phs. based on Shill. Cf. also Ir. shilloo, id.]

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