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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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skirlie
noun
a seasoned dish of oatmeal and onions fried together:
The skirlie was nearly always made from the dripping off
sootie pork
.
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etymology:
Scots; onomatopoeic from the noise it makes while cooking; attested by
JS
and
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