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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1898-1908
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SLOOT, v.1. Also slut. To slant, slope, incline (Sh. 1970). Ppl.adj. slootid, slutit. Combs. slutet-hoched, bandy-legged, slut-shooderd, slutet-, with sloping shoulders (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [slut]Sh. 1898 Shetland News (13 Aug.):
Aet girse, doo ill triv'n slootid hough'd haeth'n.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De grund is slutin afore de hill.
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