Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1790-1824, 1902-1925
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KNOLL, n. Also knole, noll, noal(l). A large piece or lump, a big bit, a hunk, a chunk, gen. of food (n.Sc. 1808 Jam., Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 194). Also fig., of a person. [nol]Ayr. 1790 A. Tait Poems 253:
To dull sumphs who are lazy nolls.Slk. 1824 Hogg Shepherd's Cal. (1874) xii.:
The auld wife she slippit away to the awmrie, and brought a knoll o' butter like ane's nieve.Per. 1902 E.D.D.:
Gie me a muckle knoll o' yer cheese.Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 17:
Ruberslaw's michty noal, wui plewed rigs an planteens.
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