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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1956
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VEEGAL, n. Also veekalty and altered forms veekny, veetn(e)y. Only in phr. oot o' veegal, out of order, in confusion (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′vigəl, ′vikəlti, ′vikni, ′vitni]Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 73:
Wae a' her papirs pitten tae rights, for they wir a' oot o' veetney.
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