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sgiolc

va & n. Slip in or out with a sudden or unexpected motion. 2 Push in or out suddenly. 3†† Skulk. Sgiolcaidh am buntàta Sgiathanach ás an rùsg gu bàrr a' chroinn, the Skye potato will jerk out of its jacket to the top of the mast — a sailor's saying. The Skye potatoes are wet until the end of the season. The idea is, that by taking a potato and squeezing one part, the jacket rips and the tuber is so wet that it bounds away.

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