Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1857-1888
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SIDDLE, v. Rare Sc. variant of Eng. sidle, to move little by little (Per. 1970). Also in n.Eng. dial. Adv. siddle-siddle, in a tripping, sidling manner, somewhat like a crab. [sɪdl]Per. 1857 J. Stewart Sketches 44:
The hen-taed snabs cam' siddle-siddle.Per. 1888 R. Ford Glentoddy 91:
The hat's just a wee thocht ower big for me, and siddles doon ower my lugs.
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