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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YALLOCK, n. Also yalloch and dim. or deriv. forms yallocker (Mry. 1958), yallackie (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 212), yallieckie (ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 139), and reduced form yawkie ( < *yal-ckie). The yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (Mry. 1974). [′jɑlək]m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls 38:
There aften the yawkie sang ‘Jingle the Key'.Mry. 1889 J. Watson Wild Birds 30:
The lark's nest is usually built very much in the same way as the yalloch's.