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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶YECKLE, adj. Eager, keen (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 365).
[Orig. doubtful. Poss. an altered form of ettle in ettle earnest (see Ettle, n.1, 1.), by misconstruction of ettle as an adj.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Yeckle adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/yeckle>
